Everyone has other influences such as my ethnicity or my age. For example, the way I view roles in relationships I think is influenced by my ethnicity and gender. I grew up with the idea that in a family there is a man and a woman, the man is responsible and for the most part what he says is fine. The woman, on the other hand, had an opinion, but that opinion was not very significant or was completely ignored. I feel like this type of relationship didn't influence me to follow him as a role model, but it showed what I don't want in a relationship. As an adult I believe a relationship is a partnership, not a monarchy. I know that my opinion matters as much as that of my future husband and that we will make decisions together. Speaking of relationships, my gender and ethnicity have shaped my beliefs about what I think courtship practices should be. Every time I wanted to date, my potential date had to pick me up at the door, not wait in the car, and they also had to meet my parents and talk to them first. I still firmly believe that this is how it should be. I think it shows respect towards parents and that you really care about the girl you're dating. I think a man should always do that, and I will teach my children to do that