The price pairing of litecoin and bitcoin, in my opinion, had more to do with the early community. The bitcoin/litecoin community was a shared 'knowledge' that the bitcoin and litecoin price would rise in pair, but as bitcoin's popularity exploded the newer users (such as myself) didn't share that sentiment. I feel the price disparity will widen moving forward. As a new user to bitcoin this year I read up on all the popular coins, and to be honest I laughed at the notion that litecoin was the silver as bitcoin is to gold. That comparison just doesn't hold any water for me. I've been a silver stacker for years and  litecoin has none of the qualities that the silver to gold has. I do not share any litecoin information with friends and family because I feel it is a risk, and I would feel really bad if I talked a family member into buying it and then it crashed. I stick to bitcoin, tinker with ether, and would only ever recommend bitcoin to my friends or family. That's how I view it as a newer user.