Interesting topic, Lovebirds. My maternal relatives were not motivated people, with low goals for themselves and their family. But my paternal relatives are more educated and are more interesting people. My mother is the only person in her family who graduated (or even attended) college. In the past year I have attended two funerals of deaths of each side of the family. The way in which the people interacted was so different depending on which side of the family they were related to. It is sad really.