Your personality vs. your SO's

[psteng19]

Have your relationships lasted longer, been more fulfilling with someone who is more like you, someone who enjoys the same things you do, etc.?

 

[Toastedlightly]

shes really clingly.. likes to grab things. Wait..

 

[purbeast0]

we have a lot in common, but we also have a lot of stuff that we like to do that the other doesn't like to do. however that is a good thing because it makes it so that you can have some personal time doing your own thing w/out your SO always being there doing stuff with you.

i like the way we are.

 

[interchange]

GF and I have a lot in common, but we do have some big differences. We approach problems in totally different ways. She's more structured and organized and I'm more spontaneous and intuitive. We complement each other well.

I think the most important aspect of our compatibility is that we have the same value system; there is almost no conflict between us.

 

[slikmunks]

i need to have things in common (what relationship doesn't)

but i also like to have things not in common (at least hobby and things we like to do-wise) otherwise it becomes overwhelming at times, and you never have time to yourself, or to get away.

 

[fLum0x]

we have similar interests and i like it that way.

 

[Lola]

We (husband and I) are opposite ends of the personality spectrum. For simple example, he loves mustard, i love ketchup. He is more reserved i am more outgoing. He is a techie, i am artsy fartsy.
We are mostly different, but that to us has been helpful as we both bring things to our marriage that we would not have had a chance to experience otherwise. We fill the gaps in each others knowledge and likes and have become more open and tolerent of more.

In some ways though, we are the same. We are both spenders on ceratin things. We are not at all "frugal". We live for today but know we should take care of our futures. we both love food and traveling and "nice" things. You can't take it with you.

So, we are opposites, and it has been for the best.

 

[ballmode]

Wish I had a SO

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: ballmode
Wish I had a SO

Never had one before or just in a dry spell?

I came out of a LTR and it sucked at first but then I was able to go hang out, meet new people and try new things.

Enjoy single life while you can and when you're young

 

[meltdown75]

My wife is the go-getter... probably the most goal-driven, organized person I have ever met.

I'm a lazy POS so yeah...

We do like a lot of the same things, ie. sports... but that's where the similarities stop pretty much.

 

[kevnich2]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
We (husband and I) are opposite ends of the personality spectrum. For simple example, he loves mustard, i love ketchup. He is more reserved i am more outgoing. He is a techie, i am artsy fartsy.
We are mostly different, but that to us has been helpful as we both bring things to our marriage that we would not have had a chance to experience otherwise. We fill the gaps in each others knowledge and likes and have become more open and tolerent of more.

In some ways though, we are the same. We are both spenders on ceratin things. We are not at all "frugal". We live for today but know we should take care of our futures. we both love food and traveling and "nice" things. You can't take it with you.

So, we are opposites, and it has been for the best.

Pretty much same thing as my wife and I. We're opposites on a lot of things but I think it's better in that we both experience what the other person likes and life is just that much more interesting

 

[psteng19]

Stuck at work on a Saturday bump

 

[SampSon]

In a relationship she's a stereotypical woman and I'm a stereotypical man.

The most important things we share are love of music and love of hockey.

 

[KarenMarie]

I am a stresser and easy to piss off.
I am moody.
I am the intellect.

He never stresses, never gets angry.
He is even keeled and never moody.
He is a blue collar, fixer type.

We have NO hobbies together. We share very few interests, but love to spend time together... no matter what we are doing.

We never fight, and get along really well.

We love, respect and are attracted to each other.

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: LolaWiz
We (husband and I) are opposite ends of the personality spectrum. For simple example, he loves mustard, i love ketchup. He is more reserved i am more outgoing. He is a techie, i am artsy fartsy.
We are mostly different, but that to us has been helpful as we both bring things to our marriage that we would not have had a chance to experience otherwise. We fill the gaps in each others knowledge and likes and have become more open and tolerent of more.

In some ways though, we are the same. We are both spenders on ceratin things. We are not at all "frugal". We live for today but know we should take care of our futures. we both love food and traveling and "nice" things. You can't take it with you.

So, we are opposites, and it has been for the best.

That about sums it up here too. 17 years? 18 years? something like that.

 

[eakers]

We have tons in common and have similar personalities and styles. I am a bit more outgoing than he is in public but around people we know he can get pretty rowdy too. We have the same sense of humour and similar tastes in music (except I am way more picky). We like to do the same things and do pretty much everything together.

The biggest differences between us is probabley that I am better with numbers/math and computer software (programming) and hes better at being artistic, creative and working with computer hardware.

Infact, its been said that hes the male version of me and I am the female version of him.

(and further said that we are both so narcissistic that it makes sense that we would fall in love people exactly like us)

 

[Rudee]

Our biggest differences is my girlfriend is very unorganized and messy around the house, whereas I like things organized and tidy. I have a thing about putting dirty dishes away in the dishwasher, whereas she will let dirty plates and glasses pile up around the house for days. Pisses me off.

 

[monk3y]

We have a lot of little things in common. I think it has helped us built a solid foundation for our relationship. Other than that we have spent 5 years with each other so we know each other really well and inherently have adjusted things in both our lives to make us more compatible for each other.

 

[erub]

Relationships IMO tend to work best when people have similarities. Of course right now the main thing I share with the girl I'm dating is that we are both horny

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: Rudee
Our biggest differences is my girlfriend is very unorganized and messy around the house, whereas I like things organized and tidy. I have a thing about putting dirty dishes away in the dishwasher, whereas she will let dirty plates and glasses pile up around the house for days. Pisses me off.

I think this is the one area where I can't be flexible.
She has to be extremely neat. I can't stand unorganized and messy.