Family.

It's the one thing that we're definitely born with, and something that almost everyone cannot live without. No, I'm not talking about the extended family, like uncles, aunties, nephews, cousins twice removed, etc. I'm referring more to the immediate family. Father, mother, brother, sister.

They're the ones who've seen you the longest and the most in your life. They've seen you when you first started quarreling, first started walking, your first day at school, the first beating, etc.

So, it's more or less natural for them to be a part of you as well, even when you're in a relationship with someone.

Let me try to clarify that further.

Being in a relationship, it's not just the other person you have to think about. Yes, he/she is the one you like/care/love, etc. But you can't just take her away, and pretend everything will be all right. For one, there's the person's family to think about. Will they like you? Will they approve of you guys being together? The questions are endless, and personally, even I would want to know about the relationship first before anything. It'd be the least the other person can do for me.

Me and wolf, we've already met each other's family. And let me tell you something, we were nervous as heck when it came to meeting them. Maybe it's cos we were pretty serious about each other or something I dunno, but we sure as heck didn't want them to have a bad impression on us.

In fact, we wanted them to at least, just know about us, and maybe, trust us as well. We wanted them to know that we could be trusted to take care of each other, religion wise, person wise, and especially, responsibility wise. We didn't want them to think that our relationship was just something "foolish," something that came about from lust, casual fling, etc. Cos it was definitely more than that. It was something that developed from friendship, respect, etc.

I guess, in essence, we wanted them to trust us to not become like some other couples with "shotgun" marriages, irresponsible behaviour, and others. We wanted them to know about us, be all right with us, and trust us. We also wanted to know more about each other's families, and respect them as well.

Yeah, I've mentioned trust more than a few times in this entry alone. But I cannot emphasize enough, how much that trust means to us. Especially to me. I don't think either one of us would want to be in a relationship which was completely disapproved by either family. We don't want a relationship that will tear family apart, especially our immediate family.

After all, they're the ones that've been with us the most. And very likely, the ones that love and care for us the most.

Peace...