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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I am not sure of the definition, but we met when I was 26 and my adult self was formed.  My college boyfriend was my foundational relationship, but that clearly didn't last forever.  He is the one with whom I formed an understanding of what I wanted out of life.

That said, my husband is very important to me as is the life we built/are making together.[/quote]

Really? I met and married my husband in my mid-late 20s but I'd still say my adult self wasn't (and still isn't) fully formed. I'm still trying to be a better person. A lot of what I learned from my family has been added to, and has really evolved. My husband has definitely helped shape me. Some ways - I like. Otherways - I need to fight against. I'm certainly not thinking he is a 100% good influence on me. But he certainly is a mostly good influence on me. Our upbringings were similar in many ways (similar economic bracket, I think) but very different in other ways (society vs. non-society, region of the country, norms of society in those areas). So his perspective on things can be very different than mine.

I still find that I am growing and making decisions about who I want to be, and relooking at who I am as a person. So, yes, his influence (and my kids influence, TBH) has been foundational. [/quote]

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