I’m not a huge believer in the idea that men turn into their fathers and women turn into their mothers and that my marriage is destined to reenact my parent’s and my wife’s parent’s marriages. But I’m not NOT a believer in that either. Let’s just put it that way. Haha! There’s a grain of truth to it all. There is an influence – even if it’s in the opposite direction. Honestly, asking this question on the front end can save you and your partner hours of arguments because you’ll start to see the patterns earlier. “Oh yeah… his parents fought all the time about money. Part of his reaction is coming from that.” Or “Oh yeah… her dad wouldn’t eat healthier post-heart attack even though her mom tried so hard. Part of her reaction is coming from that.” It’s helpful. I promise.

Source: Adapted from this crappy website with some surprisingly good questions on it.

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