My husband and I are pretty different not only in our personality but in our likes and dislikes and what we enjoy doing in our spare time.
He is patient.
I am not.
He likes to fix things.
I do not.
I love old cheesy musicals.
He does not.
I could go on and on, But I won’t. I promise. I think our differences help us in our marriage. It would be pretty boring if we were the same personality. We also would not have that give and take. You know, when you show the other one you truly care by doing something that is not necessarily your favorite thing.
My Husband does this well and will sit through musicals with me whenever we have the chance. I know it is not his favorite thing, but you would never know it by how sweet he is when we go. I on the other hand do not do the give and take in our relationship as well.
I have mentioned before that my husband is a teacher. He teaches Spanish and loves the language and culture. He has been wanting to teach me for as long as I can remember but as you’ll refer to what I earlier wrote. Patience is not one of my virtues. I get frustrated and give up and threaten to not even ever eat a taco again let alone try to speak Spanish.
I think it is time I give it another try. I am turning over a new leaf and I will learn Spanish!
How do you differ from your spouse?
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The Education Of Ours
Thursday 24th of March 2011
My husband and I are nothing alike. I feel that it shows our children how to appreciate, accept, and learn from the differences in others.
Katie Hurley, LCSW
Thursday 24th of March 2011
My hubs and I are fairly similar when it comes to likes/dislikes, but we do differ in how we approach problem solving. I actually think that works to our advantage in that we come up with many different plans before tackling a problem! Another great post...
Brandy
Thursday 24th of March 2011
I have to agree. I think of the yin and yang.. need a couple to offset each other just enough to make it work!
Alex
Wednesday 23rd of March 2011
I think opposites are good. Otherwise, the relationship could become quite boring. You might never try new things. But that's my two cents.
hairyshoefairy
Wednesday 23rd of March 2011
I could (and have!) written a post very similar to this. My dh and I are opposites in so many ways but I think it works because we balance each other. I slow him down a bit and he makes me move a little faster. It's a bit frustrating at times, I admit, but when it's all said and done I can't think of anyone I'd be happier with than him.
And I apologize for drawing further attention to it but I can't seem to help myself. Marisa, that was rude and unnecessary. And? If you really have something to say, own it with your real URL.