Friends and family

[Anna232]

When talking about accepting your family and friends no matter what kind of negative character traits they might have, are the parts in bold idiomatic?

We may not always like our family member's features of character but we still love them with all their disadvantages even if we have different opinions with them. The same can be said about our friends. Our friends can become our family without a blood bond.

 

[Skrej]

'Features of character' is meaningless. I'm not sure what you mean by it.

We have different opinions from someone, not with them.

 

[Tarheel]

I think "quirks" is the word you're looking for.

You might disagree with somebody about some things, but you overlook certain things if you want that person to be your friend.

You choose your friends, but you don't choose your family.

 

[Anna232]

'Features of character' is meaningless. I'm not sure what you mean by it.

I mean "traits."

Would this work? "We may not always like our family member's traits."

We have different opinions from someone, not with them.

 

[Anna232]

I think "quirks" is the word you're looking for.

Do you mean instead of "disadvantages" I should use "quirks"?

You might disagree with somebody about some things, but you overlook certain things if you want that person to be your friend.

You choose your friends, but you don't choose your family.

Does "without a blood bond" sound idiomatic? Our friends can become our family without a blood bond.

 

[Skrej]

I mean "traits."

Would this work? "We may not always like our family member's traits."

It's grammatical.

 

[tedmc]

I mean "traits."

Would this work? "We may not always like our family member's traits."

I wouldn't use "traits" . I'll go with "quirks/aspects of their character".

I would replace "disadvantages" with "shortcomings".

Does "without a blood bond" sound idiomatic? Our friends can become our family without a blood bond.

"Blood bond" is unnatural. How about "related by blood" and "blood relations"?

 

[Rover_KE]

Anna232 said:

Would this work? "We may not always like our family member's traits."

If you have more than one family member, move the apostrophe.

 

[Tarheel]

Do you mean instead of "disadvantages" I should use "quirks"?


Does "without a blood bond" sound idiomatic? Our friends can become our family without a blood bond.

No. I was referring to your phrase "features of character".

 

[Anna232]

If you have more than one family member, move the apostrophe.

Do you mean in that case I can use either our family members traits or family members' traits?

 

[emsr2d2]

Singular: our family member's traits (the traits of one family member)
Plural: our family members' traits (the traits of more than one family member)