> Like everything else in life, you can't depend on your parents forever. The best partners are far beyond just mother approved, but people also change. I can

> Like everything else in life, you can't depend on your parents forever. The best partners are far beyond just mother approved, but people also change. I can agree with this, and I think there may be something to the idea that the people who know you best (in a healthy parent-child relationship) may have a good grasp on who may make a good partner. I’d also count friends.