Wouldn't the converse also be true LaNdo? Otherwise you're saying you're not you with people you have a past with. I'm sure you'd act differently via those 2 circumstances, but to say you can't be yourself around people you have a past with sounds depressing.
I'd have to chose the wifey for trips. Not just because of the inevitable nagging, but she deserves it just as much as me...mostly just the nagging.