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I suppose a light update is in order. I've been missing in action for quite a while now, but it is fun to read my entries from five months ago and consider where I am now.
The first order of business is to say that Tiffany and I are still together and doing very well. We had a pretty big fight a few weeks ago which resulted in a WoW hiatus that has put us back on course. I don't suppose I will ever have a gamer girlfriend who can actually game with me without trying to kill me in my sleep. All of this aside, the relationship dynamic is something worth noting. We are both laid back and concerned for the other about most things, so we get into infinite "I don't know, what do YOU want to do?" loops. Picking a place to eat usually takes longer than the actual acquisition and consumption of the food. We do not get into fights very often, but the magnitude of the fights are pretty significant when they do occur. This is something that has only gotten worse as time goes by, but the repetition has caused the time it takes to go back to normal to get shorter, too. I have hypothesized that this is a combination of role models hiding their fights from view and past experiences with an emotionally unstable ex. I can, however, say that a part of our dynamic is something that makes all of the negatives worthwhile single handed. Every time we have a fight, something gets solved. One or usually both of us make adjustments. This is something I've never really had before. Nobody "wins" the fights. It works a lot better than it sounds. Over time, this has created a really nice relationship. Repeated compromise has shown itself to be much, much more productive than trading victories or authoritarianism.
Well, I suppose I wrote so much about Tiffany that I'm tired of writing. I have lots of other great things to talk about, including but not limited to pushing my graduation back to December for lots of great reasons, a stuffed corgi birthday present, a kick ass score on the law school admission test, a great deal of personal happiness and satisfaction, and an upcoming application for an awesome job on campus I really want. I suppose I'll use this list to give me something to write about the next time I get bored at 2 am.
The first order of business is to say that Tiffany and I are still together and doing very well. We had a pretty big fight a few weeks ago which resulted in a WoW hiatus that has put us back on course. I don't suppose I will ever have a gamer girlfriend who can actually game with me without trying to kill me in my sleep. All of this aside, the relationship dynamic is something worth noting. We are both laid back and concerned for the other about most things, so we get into infinite "I don't know, what do YOU want to do?" loops. Picking a place to eat usually takes longer than the actual acquisition and consumption of the food. We do not get into fights very often, but the magnitude of the fights are pretty significant when they do occur. This is something that has only gotten worse as time goes by, but the repetition has caused the time it takes to go back to normal to get shorter, too. I have hypothesized that this is a combination of role models hiding their fights from view and past experiences with an emotionally unstable ex. I can, however, say that a part of our dynamic is something that makes all of the negatives worthwhile single handed. Every time we have a fight, something gets solved. One or usually both of us make adjustments. This is something I've never really had before. Nobody "wins" the fights. It works a lot better than it sounds. Over time, this has created a really nice relationship. Repeated compromise has shown itself to be much, much more productive than trading victories or authoritarianism.
Well, I suppose I wrote so much about Tiffany that I'm tired of writing. I have lots of other great things to talk about, including but not limited to pushing my graduation back to December for lots of great reasons, a stuffed corgi birthday present, a kick ass score on the law school admission test, a great deal of personal happiness and satisfaction, and an upcoming application for an awesome job on campus I really want. I suppose I'll use this list to give me something to write about the next time I get bored at 2 am.