Opinions wanted (copied from myspace)
Z104 had a poll this morning. They felt that the things that you hate about someone close are also things that you love about them. I gotta tell you, I think that only goes so far. Someone mentioned cheating, but I think that there are more exceptions to it than that. And I'm not talking specifically about my wife - I think that the same holds true of parents, siblings, close friends, and right on down the line.
Example: I have people in my life who are very quick to jump down my throat. They tend to judge my actions based on their perceptions of the situation, and then I have to prove them wrong. Now you might say that this isn't how a relationship is supposed to work. You might say that people who like or love each other are supposed to be more patient than that - give you the benefit of the doubt. They're supposed to withhold judgment until they fully understand the situation. And I say yes, but you're thinking logically. You're using rational thought, and we can't always choose to be in relationships with logical, rational people. Some relationships we're stuck in; and they're usually worth being stuck in, but not always.
I'd love to hear what my logical, rational audience of one (maybe two) has to say about this poll bullshit.
Example: I have people in my life who are very quick to jump down my throat. They tend to judge my actions based on their perceptions of the situation, and then I have to prove them wrong. Now you might say that this isn't how a relationship is supposed to work. You might say that people who like or love each other are supposed to be more patient than that - give you the benefit of the doubt. They're supposed to withhold judgment until they fully understand the situation. And I say yes, but you're thinking logically. You're using rational thought, and we can't always choose to be in relationships with logical, rational people. Some relationships we're stuck in; and they're usually worth being stuck in, but not always.
I'd love to hear what my logical, rational audience of one (maybe two) has to say about this poll bullshit.