I might say that I'm a thrill seeker and he's not, but that doesn't affect our day to day life. I would probably say I'm a pessimist and he's an optimist! We're very opposites in that way.
What is the biggest difference between you and your SO?
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He's a classic introvert and I'm a classic extrovert. He gets drained in social settings whereas I get energized being around other people.
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@SupernovaJ: i can totally understand why that would be hard!!!
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I get stressed and anxious about things (some legit, like travel planning). He tends to take a much more laid-back, "things will work out" view of the world (of course, things work out because I make them...to not be stressed and anxious
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I am more emotional/sensitive and my husband is more balanced and pragmatic.
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Honestly our personalities are really opposite. Both @SupernovaJ: and @lovehoneybee: 's examples are completely true for us. But we like that we balance each other out. And we share the important stuff like values and sense of humor and putting each other and our daughter first in our lives.
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We're pretty similar, but I'm a rational thinker and over-planner. DH tends to be more emotional and impulsive. He calls me his "personal project manager."
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Oh, just about everything.
He is very project driven, I'm relationally driven.
I am spontaneous and free spirited, he is scheduled and organized and very focused.
I'm creative, he's analytical.
He enjoys housework. (
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He is granular and focuses on details, I am idealistic and look at the big picture.
He sets very high expectations and sees them through, I tend to let things slide.
He's incredibly mechanically minded and can literally make anything with his hands. He is sooooo good at fixing things and building things (and engineering amazing things out of nothing). I can hardly even start a lawn mower or put together an Ikea coffee table.We are both extroverts, though, and get super jazzed in large groups of people.
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He can cook, I can't
That is the best difference between us, because he knows that the food I make tastes like shit so he usually cooks!He's very much a "don't rock the boat" person, whereas I am not averse to conflict if it means that things will be resolved. This caused a lot of strain early in our relationship when I felt that he was "withholding" important stuff from me, that he just didn't think was important...we've worked on it a lot and it has gotten much much better - he's willing to fight now!
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He's an introvert/realist. I'm an eternal optimist.
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@Mrs. Bee: it was definitely hard for us in the beginning of our relationship but I think after so many years together you learn to accommodate to a certain extent. And like others have said, we balance each other out, we're such opposites!
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Oh where to begin..
I'm an extrovert, he's an introvert
I'm an optimist, he's a pessimist or realist as he calls it
I'm an outdoor lover, he's an inside lover
I'm more liberal, he's conservative
But ultimately we have very similar beliefs and morals and multiple similar interests which makes us work
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I'm very type A, he's more go with the flow.
I'm a liberal and he's more conservative (although he's gotten a little more left in the more recent years...must be my great debating skills hahaha)
For the most part though we are pretty in sync with our other likes/dislikes.
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He would rather relax at home and I would rather go out and do things outside the house.
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I am always looking into the future, where DH prefers to be in the present. It sucks because we are always challenging each other to get outside of our comfort zone in that regard. It's awesome because we balance each other out!
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He's a hoarder and I get rid of everything, and he's messy and I like everything clean and organized.
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Biggest difference? Well, I'm a woman and he's a man. That's pretty huge.
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I'm very anxious and talkative; DH is calm and a listener.
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I am very talkative/he is quiet. I can be a stress ball/anxious and he is much more relaxed and never gets stressed about anything. I am a high energy person and he tends to be low key. Also, he is very smart--like brainy, loves science and math and I am much more creatively driven. I tend to like to hope for the best, but he is more of a realist. We have a lot of opposite personality traits, but it works out!
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He is very ambitious at work and generally high achieving & enjoys many active sports. I am none of these things
I am creative, love cooking, and sleep is my love language (LO has not quite got the memo). We balance each other out well.
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