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reader asked in Social SciencePsychology · 1 decade ago

Do you ever find that the character traits that most appealed to you in a new acquaintance?

end up being the ones that drive you the craziest further down the road?

If so, why do you suppose that is?

If not, do you think there's something wrong with me?

Update:

Well, Poe, I often end up being good friends with people I initially disliked so maybe I should just assume that if I like some one right off the bat it's doomed to fail.

I'm a very practical and organized person and not very spontaneous. I'm really big on planning and common sense. My partner is very impulsive, openhearted and free spirited, or so I would have said once. Now I say spoiled, profligate, self indulgent and scatter brained. So, yeah . . .

Update 2:

Hey, I'm not being intolerant. There's no way to live with someone without them frustrating you sometimes, you know?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    First of all, there's nothing wrong with you.

    Secondly, you perfectly answered your own question with the, "There's no way to live with someone . . ." sentence.

    And lastly, I find that my tastes and preferences change quite often. Whether it be food I used to hate, and now like -- or a character trait I used to find 'cute', and now annoys the bejesus out of me.

    I'll bet you feel differently about it in two months, then different from that in two more -- such is life.

    Love is Hello.

  • 1 decade ago

    It seems to be the opposite with me. When I met my husband, funnily enough one of the first things I said was that I'd never date a guy like him. Maybe in the way opposites attract, similarities repel.

    Thinking about it further, there is one friend in particular whose goofiness was very endearing once upon a time but has long since been outgrown. Now it's difficult to go out with him as a civilized dinner quickly turns into a chimps tea party. I have to brace people for impact before introducing him just in case he scares them away.

    Somehow I doubt your situation is this same, but correct me if I'm wrong. Care to elaborate?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    All that glitters ain't gold! Basically, you are too easily seduced by certain character traits and you are too easily enamoured with new acquaintances. Perhaps you have a restless mind and that is why you are drawn to new acquaintances? Either learn to be more discriminating and realistic in the first place or learn to be more tolerant later on!

  • 5 years ago

    Sound kinda like me, different than i've got not got super style, and that i'm no longer a huge fan of genetics. in short, I style of could discover them beautiful. yet what's the ingredient of posting this? purely for a pat on the returned?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Common sense often verifies the old proverb: familiarity breeds contempt.

    Source(s): observation
  • Age old dilemma... just because opposites attract doesnt make it easy!

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