https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 06:27:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196826 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:57:01 +0000 erinpye 2196826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is an interesting question to answer because we're as alike as we are different. He's introverted, I'm extroverted, yet we both need downtime. He's picky with food, I'll try anything. I make decisions more emotionally, he makes them more rationally. I'm more sensitive than he is. He and I both really appreciate witty humor and laughing, and favor real connections with few people, over shallow ones with many. We share the same morals and values, and the same beliefs about parenting. We're both creatives, but in very different ways, though we both enjoy photography and writing. We just compliment each other well. I'm lucky I found him :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196800 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:43:15 +0000 simplyfelicity 2196800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While there is overlap, we are mostly different and I prefer it that way. He's level headed when I am emotional and spontaneous. When it comes to values, though, they are very similar. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196710 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 13:06:59 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2196710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are more similar than different, and I think it makes our relationship easier. We have a really good friendship, so we can talk about a lot of things, and just really enjoy spending time together. We're both introverts, we like a lot of the same things, and are both pretty easygoing overall.</p> <p>We do have some differences though. I have more of an "action-oriented" and "let's do this!" personality, and he is more "wait-and-see" and "let's think this through". He is definitely a lot slower than I am when it comes to decision-making and life in general. I am super efficient and like to get things done asap, and I am a quick decision-maker. Those are probably our biggest differences, but I think our differences in this way actually work in our favor.</p> <p>We have the same values, beliefs, approach about money, travel, priorities, etc. We have some differences in things like movies and music, but those are what I consider "cosmetic" differences that are really no big deal. </p> <p>As for Myers-Briggs... we are both INFJs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196673 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:52:48 +0000 sarac 2196673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're both introverts who enjoy socializing and then require downtime to recover, so that's something in common that works well. I'm quite talkative where he is quite quiet, which also works well, because he enjoys listening. Our personalities really fit well together for the most part. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196660 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:47:04 +0000 Synchronicity 2196660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd say we are similar enough to be compatible, but different in some ways, so we balance each other out, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196619 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:31:18 +0000 Alivoo01 2196619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: Ditto! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196608 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:24:59 +0000 FliegepilzHut 2196608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Polar opposites! While it makes some things more challenging, overall I really like that we complement each other and provide balance in the relationship. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196583 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:17:25 +0000 Cherrybee 2196583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are two peas in a pod and it definitely makes our relationship more challenging. We are both control freaks, are both highly strung, stubborn, get stressed easily and want our own way. And we both hate those characteristics in each other! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196569 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 12:09:51 +0000 Greentea 2196569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Opposite and I do not think it helps. He is an introvert and I like being out and about. I am filled with energy and he can be boring.</p> <p>I think there are things that are good about our opposites, however. He can be unphased by things that would really bore me or stress me. I can handle stresstressful things he cannot and so on and so on. So having different strengths can be a good thing. </p> <p>Most importantly he loves me unconditionally and lets me do whatever I want and be myself (kind of a tangent, but I didn't have that growing up. I am a free spirit and he supports me and lets me do whatever I want. He is kind of along for the ride, I think I need that for a marriage for me. Like two ships in the night, we both had crappy lives and are creating better together.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196543 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:55:17 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2196543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are pretty different except for the fact that we are both extroverted. It can be a major challenge, but I also think it's why we were attracted to each other in the first place. He excels where I fail, and vise versa. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196541 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:55:08 +0000 Mae 2196541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think mostly we are different. Sometimes it is frustrating, especially because we handle conflict differently. But I think mostly it is good because we have strengths where the other is weak. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196520 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:48:32 +0000 jhd 2196520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a lot of similarities, but enough differences to make it interesting! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196469 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:34:56 +0000 clover 2196469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our personalities are similar but our interests different, helps to add just enough variety. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196439 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:24:19 +0000 yoursilverlining 2196439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our personalities are similar, but I think more importantly, our interests and our values (esp on the big ones like politics and religion) are very similar, which has made some things easier. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196433 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:22:07 +0000 BSB 2196433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are both introverts, but we definitely have beliefs that can make us polar opposites. We both can be stubborn sometimes and want to be right. That is what makes things challenging to us. We've learned over the years and through marriage counseling (early on) to let certain things slide. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196418 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:18:22 +0000 Keybee 2196418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we married I thought we were pretty different, but 5 years later I feel like we are very similar. We have a good marriage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196377 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:05:16 +0000 Chillybear 2196377@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Its both an advantage and a challenge. A challenge that we can't always empathize or relate to the others thought process or reaction, etc. We really have to explain to each other the whys and hows of our responses. Advantage in the way that we often have different wants and needs are not usually competing for the same role, leadership, project, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196371 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 11:01:24 +0000 mrsjyw 2196371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think DH and I are pretty similar for the most part, but have some traits that are polar opposites. It balances us out as a couple! :) I think we've been able to learn how to compliment each other with our differences instead of fighting against it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196366 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:59:59 +0000 Mamaof2 2196366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Opposites attract - right?</p> <p>Totally different personalities and I think it helps our relationship - we even each other out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196353 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:57:00 +0000 snowjewelz 2196353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our personalities are totally different, in some aspects it's challenging b/c we have to learn to communicate and speak to the other person's personality. But in other ways our differences compliment each other so well! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196328 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:46:12 +0000 MrsSCB 2196328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're both introverts, but other aspects of our personality are very different. I can be pretty high-strung, anxious and impatient, and my H is suuuuuper laid-back and calm. I think our differences complement each other. He calms me down, haha :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196320 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:42:36 +0000 cat620 2196320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was thinking about this, because DH and I were discussing our Myers-Briggs personality test results. Apparently, we have all 4 letters in common except one. I think being similar helps us get along better, because we tend to understand each other. However, I have heard that some people prefer to be very different from their SO's and say the differences compliment each other. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-similar-are-you-and-your-so#post-2196308 Tue, 02 Jun 2015 10:37:52 +0000 cat620 2196308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How similar are you and your SO when it comes to your personalities? Do you think it has made you relationship easier or more challenging? </p>