Mrs. Bee was not a fixer-upper haha! But I have been amazed at how some people have transformed their SOs... that's too complicated for me though.
Was your SO a fixer-upper? If they were, let us know what you fixed up! 
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Nope, I got him young (we've been together since 18) so he didn't have too many bad habits. haha
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Just slightly - he dresses way better now
He did keep 2 pairs of his weightlifting pants but he isn't allowed to leave the house in them
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Nope!
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Heck yes...oh the poor man looked like his mentor was Zack Morris when we met! We 'lost' a few sweaters in moves...muahahaha
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Nope!
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Nah... he was always a
softie inside. I think he is definitely more considerate though and thinks with a feminine edge than 99% of guys who think logically 100% of the time.
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Not really. I think he's made some small changes since we've been together because he knows what I like and dislike and tries to accommodate me (like he doesn't burp infront of me because he knows I hate it), but nothing major.
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nope - but we have been together since freshman year of college...practically babies
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Nope! I don't believe in changing and fixing people up so I just sifted through the fishes in the sea until a good one came along!
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@babyjmama: OMG lol.
Sorta? He had lived by himself for 7 years, so dude was awesome at cooking and cleaning, but he was also a smoker and a heavy drinker, two things that I put my foot down on.
Honestly, he fixed me
I was a disaster when we met and he has really brought out the best in me.
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He was maybe a little rough around the edges but I didn't need to "fix" him. He just needed to mature a little, which he has
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Well, we are/were both older and set in our ways, there's not really a lot that could be changed...not that we're perfect, we're just stubborn.
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In the fashion dept maybe, haha. He was SO happy to have someone buy his clothes so he doesn't have to even think about that stuff and he loves that he is more 'fashionable' now without having to do anything! He was also kinda dirty/messy living in his bachelor pad, but I didn't really FIX that; I think my clean/organizing habits are contagious
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We have both grown up and changed a WHOLE lot since we've gotten together... for the better... but the things I can pinpoint in him that have changed because of me would probably be the way he dresses (he dressed like a skater, JNCOs were not wide enough for him) and his housekeeping skills (it doesn't come naturally to him, but he's gotten better at specific tasks).
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Oh my gosh yes! Big time. I took him from a drug addict that lived in a condemned house and was in a very bad place and helped him become a clean rational member of society
I guess he was like a dirty lamp at a garage sale that you know is a tiffany and just needs to be polished.
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@Greentea: Wow, how did you do that... that's amazing!!
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nope! he's done lots of improving, i've been along for the ride, maybe making some suggestions & offering support, but he will always be the one driving his own change. he works really hard to be the best person he can be & is always looking for ways to improve, i love that about him!
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Nope!
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Nope.
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Gasp! No chance! He's not the kinda guy you can change.....!!
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Nope - he was perfect right out of the package
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Nope. I made it a point to find someone I'd take "as is".
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He has changed but not because of me... It's all because of LO! He is so much more patient now and actually volunteers for certain chores! And he has cut down on his sports viewing so much.
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nope! he was just wonderful as is!
but we have both changed for the better since being together.
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Kinda...he had "good bones" so to speak. I just invested at a good time, ha. He was coming out of a rough time in his life and didn't have job or car. But all the important things were there!
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Nope!
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No. He's definitely changed and matured since we've known each other but it wasn't at my bidding, it was just him growing up and maturing...same with me. I guess maybe having E did make him grow up faster, but he was already on his way, it just expedited it.
The only thing I can claim credit for is bringing some color into his wardrobe. Boyfriend pretty much lived in black tees and brown cargo pants.
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Nope! We have grown together for the better though
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Not really but I did change the way he dressed.
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noooo! He already had it totally going on. Good thing, too because the man does not like taking direction from me (Even when I know best---like when it comes to clothes or decor).
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not too much. We were pretty young when we got together and I think he still had a little growing up to do. I helped him get more responsible with money, and handle conflict a little better, and be a little more confident in who he was. But to be fair, I think he also rounded off some of my sharp edges too
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Not really, he grew up when he was with me, but that wasn't me doing it, it was him ready too give up his bachelor lifestyle? he does dress better...
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@mrbee: aw thanks mrbee I appreciate that!
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Nope!!
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@Greentea: I agree! Awesome.
No, I didn't get a fixer upper but I compulsively keep trying to fix him...poor guy, good thing he resists. Both of us are learning a lot and growing in our relationship. -
I prefer to say, "diamond in the rough."
He was always the amazing, smart, kind, hilarious, and loving person he is today. And, even at the very beginning (college) I found him very attractive in a unique way. He was kind of a laid back college hippy with enormous sideburns. But, now that he's a professional, he dresses so snappier and looks so much more handsome than he used to! -
No... We met, got engaged, and married very young. We both have our flaws and things we disagree on, but it's never been a goal to fix each other up.
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Man, I'd say I was! I gained a ton of weight after high school, didn't have any habit of physical activity, didn't know what I wanted to do with my life, was coming off a really shitty childhood. I look back with increasing awe that he liked me all those years when I really did not like myself. I fixed myself up, for the most part. Thankfully he just let me be me and get through it all in my own time.
softie inside. I think he is definitely more considerate though and thinks with a feminine edge than 99% of guys who think logically 100% of the time.
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