Do you think free will man-made relations are stronger than blood relations??

[kdstrack]

I believe in the strength of the blood bond. Kalayla wanted to know her relatives and was deeply hurt when she learned of her mother's secret. Lena carried a heavy burden due to her past and made efforts to repair the relationship with her sons. Maureen and her father were able to reconcile and the mother was coming around. The story showed the strong relationship that developed between friends, but I think the healing of the blood bond relationships were the most touching parts of the story.

[Eunice Geres]

Relationships are built by interactions, and all the situations two people have been together... Not by some blood relation. The examples of that can be seen in this book.

[Patag Ghosal]

It greatly varies from one individual to the other. Family ties and blood relations are very important and can sometimes act as the most reliable bonds when nurtured and developed. Since blood relations are never chosen, the ties that you build out of your own will require a much stronger sense of connection and attachment and maintaining them definitely requires a lot of hard-work. Thus in a situation where family ties are almost non-existent, the relationships forged out of will can be the most dependable and caring.

[aby johnson]

I do agree the the statement because i have got connected with my friends over the years in different ways. And mostly its because of the circumstances we went through. Hardships and tough times brings together like nothing else and it binds them together so well.

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

I think it depends on the person's will to make things work. There are times when people would turn their backs to their family for the life for their partners. Also, blood relations isn't the default choice in every situation. There are instances where a family member makes a mistake that can't be forgiven so easily. Culture also plays a role. Here, I'd differentiate the western and eastern culture using filial piety. Filial piety is drilled into every Asian culture. This is why in any situation, Asians would choose blood relations as a more important relation. The tribal thinking, which means to prioritize your own clan, is also an important factor.

In that case, cultures can easily change the perspective of the individuals who follow them. It's the same as how families wouldn't want to be associated with a family that's not equal or higher compared to their economic standards. Apart from Maureen getting married to a black man, I believe Jamal's economic standards were a turn off for her family.

[victoriasimons]

I think the characters in the book became close because of the extraordinary circumstances that they went through together. Usually, it is our blood relations who have gone through our biggest changes with us. So, I suppose we can become closer to either, depending on who is there when we are going through our most significant events.

[Ify_Reviewer]

I am a firm believer that family is beyond blood ties. Even among blood ties, the depth of our relationship is not always the same for everyone. I see people with whom you share a deep connection and rapport with as family whether blood-related or man-made.
How long the relationship can travel depends on the level of commitment both parties are willing to give

[Hazel Arnaiz]

The strength of a relationship is a choice. We decide how much effort we put on it to build, nurture, and make it grow, regardless if it is a bond out of blood or man-made.

[Harty Muli]

I agree with this statement because willed relationships only last as long as they are worth the values they are built on. Blood relations on the other hand can be shallow where respect and dedication are lacking.

[Aishwarya Chhabra]

I think the characters in the book became close because of the extraordinary circumstances that they went through together. Usually, it is our blood relations who have gone through our biggest changes with us. So, I suppose we can become closer to either, depending on who is there when we are going through our most significant events.

It is true that the longer we spend time with, the closer we become. Also, childhood memories, good or bad, most times remain etched in our brains subconsciously for a long time. And as childhood memories are permanent treasured ones for every being and our family being a vital part of those memories they have strong bondings.

[engarl]

The strength of a relationship is a choice. We decide how much effort we put on it to build, nurture, and make it grow, regardless if it is a bond out of blood or man-made.

I agree with this. As far as the actual question "do you think free will man-made relations are stronger than blood relations?" the relationship that has the most effort being put into it is the relationship that will be the strongest. There are unique characteristics to both that contribute to this, but ultimately, it comes down to effort.

Beyond this, I actually do believe that free will man-made relations can be equally as strong as blood relations (effort invested being equal). For instance, my relationship with my husband is stronger than my relationship with my family, but we are not blood. Granted, I have put more effort into my relationship with my husband since getting married, but at the point when we were making the decision to get married, I think you can see where the two types of relationships can come to be equal. Twenty years of effort (blood) versus a much smaller time period of effort (fiance): relatively equal strength of love.

[Evelyn2415]

As someone who grew up in a toxic home environment, I strongly believe that the bonds we chose to make are stronger than those to family. I believe that if one chooses to have strong family connections they can. I think this book does highlight how strong connections can be to those outside the typical family.

[Nelson Lyric]

Relationships have no boundaries, the limitations only arise when you see things and matters differently.

To answer your question, 'Do you think free will man-made relations are stronger than blood relations?'

Well, I do not think so, whether blood related or not; a strong bond in a relationship depends on how you get along in most life's spheres.

Kalayla , Maureen and Lena managed to maintain the bond because they valued each other's opinions and company. If that had been different like it was before they knew each other better, the relationship could have been a total mes.

[Undertaker5squad]

What makes a man-made relation more attractive than a blood one is the active choice involved. Like they say, you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your relatives. However, the blood relation is something which appeals to our instincts, whereas the freely made relation is made in the will. So sometimes there's a clash (for classic nuts, remember Aeschylus' Oresteia). That is the source of a lot of tension in literary works. As for which is stronger, I would say that that is a totally subjective thing depending on personality, upbringing, and a ton of other circumstances. It could really be either, and sometimes it's both, which creates conflict.

[ciecheesemeister]

Sometimes relations built by humans flourish far better than blood relations. It all depends on our experiences and how we connect to other people in order to build that relation with them, just like in this book.Some experiences bind us more closely. So its safe to say that man made relations are stronger.

I dissent with your statement. Yes, circumstances may propagate relationships to grow stronger between strangers, but those related by blood have a unique bond that engraved in love.

Unfortunately, though, not all blood bonds are engraved in love, so to speak. Sometimes people don't bond with their children. I have a housemate whose father kicked him out in the middle of the pandemic. His "crime" was being depressed and allowing his soda cans to pile up. He had to leave everything behind and was homeless. He is also disabled. He probably has a stronger bond with me than with his father, and it is not like we are best friends. We are friendly acquaintances at best.