Family plays a huge role in relationships. I was in a 6 year relationship from the age of 14 to 21. Yes, I know that is young but that relationship showed me a lot about myself and how to handle certain things within a relationship. I learned that being dating someone who was the only child was difficult. His parents were really nice and sweet to me but I could tell they didn't like me being his center of attention. He was a year older than me so he was able to drive first..He would take me to a from school everyday and his parents use to think that was ridiculous. They didn't understand why I couldn't just ride the bus or have one of my parents drop me off at school. He was brought up in a Christian home which I completely support but his parents were very strict about certain things. He wasn't allowed to stay out past dark. He was only allowed to hangout with me after school a few days a week. I don't know if that was because he was the only child or because those were just his parents rules that they decided on before ever having a child.
On the other hand, I grew up with an older brother. My parents both treated us the same for the most part. I seemed to hangout with my mom more than my brother did and he hung out with dad. They had rules that we both had to follow but since there were two of us they seemed to be as strict on us as my ex's were. But I think that's because my brother and I looked out for each other, yet being a single child you have no one to do that for but your friends and family. I have now decided that one thing I like in a guy is a good family. A family that loves each other and anyone that comes into it. I want him to have a brother or sister, so he knows how it feels to have others around all the time.
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