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One party full of optimism and the other showing pessimism doesnt sound like a great start to me.
If the relationship is to go anywhere i reckon this needs to be discussed openly first...: Perhaps......bananasSSU
I've always tried to be a positive person.
Happy Birthday! To You.
Sorry! That I missed it____
PS. No comment about the blog topic.
Well! Not yet. So far!
And I know people who are such pessimists about anything, and everything, , I try and avoid such people, I don t think that attitude is healthy for anyone.
If I was the optimist, then yes! But if I was the pessimist, then no!
At some point we have to just let go and tread softly...
Hope your birthday went well.
There is an ancient saying that says "how can two walk together unless they be agreed?" And another that says that people should avoid being unequally yoked together. This refers to when animals were yoked together and if they were incompatible, they could not work as a team and it created chaos, and disfunctionality.
So there is a lot in the fact that two people must have a lot in common, thinking, faith, and other things, if they are to have an easy time of living together.
Cheers.
What is the difference between an optimist, a pessimist, and a realist? Do you really know? No, it isn’t the start of a joke. Besides most people have come to believe that there are only optimists or pessimists and nothing more. Instead, what I hope to accomplish is to define and clear up any misconceptions anyone may have by presenting these personality types.
A pessimist is often viewed as a negative person, but in reality this isn’t the case. Most people confuse pessimism with fatalism which is the root of this misconception. By definition a pessimistic person is usually a skeptic or doubter, someone who needs proof before they jump on board. Whenever they hear something new, they are the first to scrutinize it before they will accept it. Can be frustrating to some (especially optimists), but often they are the ones that facilitate the level of quality and change. Investigators and scientific people often represent this group.
A fatalist is someone who constantly spews out doom and gloom in just about every turn you take, no matter the situation. They are almost always at odds with something or someone (bone of contention) and are the hardest group of people to satisfy. Doomsday preppers tend to embody this group.
Optimists are often touted as the best way to be and are usually shown to be well adjusted and happy. They tend to look on the more favorable side of life and events expecting the most favorable outcome. Their outlook hinges on idealism and often overlooks the basic nature of people. Because of their upbeat mindset, they are often the most likely to be gullible and naive. They are the kind of people politicians like because they can be easily persuaded.
Which leave the realist. A realist is someone who tends to view or present things as they really are at this moment in time. They normally don’t worry about what was (even though they are aware) and also don’t dwell on what could be. They work and live in the moment, what is currently at hand. Even stranger is pessimists view them as optimists, and optimists often view them as pessimists.
What I found to be extremely fascinating is the outcomes that were derived from these various groups. Again it depends upon the situation, it always does which makes it hard to determine which group is best.
Case in point; during the Vietnam conflict, US soldiers who were taken as prisoners of war and held captive undetected for long periods of time. Once the troops eventually discovered these camps and rescued prisoners, the ones who made it (long term) were often realists. In fact after looking deeper into the matter, it was discovered that usually pessimists died first, closely followed by optimists which baffled the command. They thought if anyone would make it, it would be the optimists.
However, after further examination even the optimists who believed they would be rescued at anytime often lost hope in time and ended up giving in which resulted in giving up and their demise. Only the realists made it because they lived one day at a time and made the most out of that day, day in and day out expecting nothing more.
Now of course most people by nature are not purely one type or another. We are each peppered by some sort of mixture, an integration of types. However, we all seem to have a higher percentage toward one type than another which often leads us to believe that a person is either an optimist or pessimist and rarely consider anything else. Now that you know more, what type are you? And do you think there should be improvement on your behalf.
I thought it was a black and white issue, either it's bad or it's good. I never saw the gray area, the middle ground. I've realized the older I get, the more I have to learn. I realize it's more healthy to be a realist.
I suggested, last night to my boyfriend, that we break up because of his pessimistic attitude. He didn't want to do that. He said his only concern were my big plans for our future, he was afraid of me being disappointed if my plans fell through. He said his caution had nothing to do with his feelings for me, in fact, he said he'd be happy living in a garden shed as long as we were together. He suggested we be cautiously optimistic. I can live with that.