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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our family is rather well-off but my older sister is currently dating and likely soon to be engaged to the son of a man who is consistently on the Forbes 400 list. While their family has considerably more money than ours, he (my sister's boyfriend) constantly tells people that he's definitely dating up / dating well because of the values my sister has instilled in him. Values he never really cared about before meeting her. He went from jet-setting to a different party in a different country every day to starting his own (now very successful) biz, volunteering and giving back, fixing his relationships with his family, giving up drugs and alcohol, and just becoming a better person overall since he and my sister started dating. She's taught him to focus less on material goods and more on living in the moment and experiencing life with his loved ones and it's like he's this entirely different person - motivated and happy in a way we never thought would be possible for this guy. He says it's because my sister makes him want to be a better person and that he'd do anything to make himself worthy of her. To me, this epitomizes marrying well - marrying the person who pushes you to be the best person you can be, who teaches you new things, and who makes you experience life in a new and beautiful way. [/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]So what does he do to make HER a better person?[/quote]

PP here. He put zest back into her life. She really struggled after her last breakup and he brought back her joy for life. While she's quite successful, he's encouraged her to do and achieve more professionally resulting in bigger and better clients for her firm and he's also supporting her dream of starting a non-profit she's always talked about. He's also taught her something we all tried to teach her - that it's okay to be selfish and to do things for yourself. She's always been the girl to worry and think about others, missing out on living life for herself, and he's taught her that she can do that while also fulfilling her own desires. They complement each other well and for a girl who had sworn off love, I'm glad she's found someone like him. It was painful to see her so hurt before.[/quote]

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