Is it easier to help family, or to help complete strangers? Why?

A natural way to answer

I'd say each has its challenges. Helping family comes naturally, but expectations can get tangled up in it. Helping strangers is simpler emotionally, though it sometimes takes more courage to step in.

Key phrases to use

• take someone for granted — to fail to appreciate someone because they're always around“It's easy to take your parents for granted.”
• bend over backwards — to make a huge effort to help or please someone“They bent over backwards to make us feel at home.”
• go your separate ways — to part and head in different directions, often for good“After the trip, we went our separate ways.”