In this article, Maren Cardillo delved into the idea of how intimate relationships effect one's personality development. "In an attempt to adapt to other people's styles of relating, one must adjust his or her own behaviors (Baldwin, 1992)." Such relationships as mother(or father) to child are obvious, but what of those relationships with peers? Maren goes on to explain that interactions with peers are "based on the the quest for coexistance." Also, relationships can affect maturity, social status, success, and other things.  As children grow, you can't expect them to relate to their parents for all of their problems. Peers often share the same stresses, and feelings, thus providing an outlet.

          I agree with this article completely. The people that I grew up with, and the people I surround myself with now greatly effect my personality, and who I am as a whole. Throughout childhood and my teen years I have changed along-side my peers and have shared many or the same things they have. My parent-child relationship has also affected me greatly in the sense that I learned my most basic instincts and traits from my parents.