When I think of my definition of family, I do not think of family as being something purely biological. Many people think of family as being something related and that’s even how the word “family” is used in scientific terms, as something similar… That’s one way to see it but I think a family is best defined as a group of people that have trust, respect, loyalty, and commitment to one another. My mind places no limitations or restrictions on what a family can be… I think the major things that family members do is support one another, build one another up and look out for and protect each other. The types of relationships that really don’t fit into my definition of “family” include passive-congenial, devitalized, and conflict-habituated marriage types. I write this as passive-congenial marriage lacks the building up of one another but they do protect and support (in this case would be financial, not emotional). Devitalized marriage has less support and no building up of one another and offers no protection of the members. Lastly, conflict-habituated marriage offers none of the three aspects that I believe belong to participating in a family.
Hey Sea Star I liked how you defined family as a group of people that have trust, respect, loyalty and commitment to one another. I only thought of family as group of people that are blood related, but after reading your post I agree with you that it can be any group of people. It does not have to be particularly blood related. They can either be friends or random people, as long as the trust, loyalty and commitment prevails it can be considered as a family. I also liked how you analyzed families based on the their marriage style. It was interesting to read to your views on definition of family.
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