Some people thrive on change, they live it, breathe it, can’t get enough of it and just plain thrive in changing evironments.  Others, on the other hand, find change overwhelming, exhausting, they could care less if things never changed, in fact, they would probably prefer living in a world where things were status quo, day in and day out.  

Where do you fit on the continuum I just described?  Are you always trying new foods, trying new experiences and yet find yourself attracted to those who sit at home every weekend, go nowhere and yet still manage to enjoy life. 

In thinking through this, one should tread with care and great patience.  Unlike some of the others, this one may not be quite as cut and dried as some of the others.  There may be more room for compromise… if you like going out every weekend, and your special person doesn’t… well, perhaps agree to staying home a couple of weekends a month and going out the other two.   It can’t hurt for you to unwind and slow down a bit!

If you prefer to stick to hamburgers and fries when you go out to eat, be willing to try Thai or something new.  In fact, schedule a special date to a restaurant that you know your best friend (girlfriend/boyfriend) will enjoy.  Take a chance, ask them to help you pick something that they thing you will enjoy.  If they are truly appreciative of your efforts they won’t intentionally misguide you… and, if you do this enough you will find new foods that you now enjoy but never thought you could.

Out of all of the issues I’ve discussed, this one is perhaps the easiest to work with and resolve… it also cuts through the core of several other issues.  Your willingness or lack of willingness to try new things can be the greatest opportunity of your lifetime or cause arguments.

What do you think?  Where do you fit?  What type of person can you see yourself growing old with?

You decide… now is the time to think.  Then (after thought) is the time to act.