One of the things it takes to make a relationship work is learning to accept each other quirks and all. We all have our own way of doing things. Some of us need to keep things organized, while others don’t really care. Some of us are outgoing while others want to keep to themselves.
I have noticed many times people with opposite traits come together in relationships. In the beginning these opposite traits made the other appealing to us (“it’s so cute that you have to alphabetize the cds by artist!”, but as time goes by the differences can become irritants (“why can’t I put the cds in the holder any way I want?”). It takes love to help us remember why we thought that was cute in the first place. This same compulsiveness can come out in ways I appreciate, such as my wife being a good cook.
Sometimes we do need to talk with our beloved about the things that get on our nerves, but with love we can learn to be tolerant and sometimes even get the differences to work for you. Can the differences balance each of you out, resulting in a synergy where the sum of the parts is stronger than logic would dictate?
