It doesn't matter if you are straight or gay

only that you are in a relationship for this entry..or not in a relationship. I don't care.

But what I find fascinating is the differences, the little ignoring differences, between the two people in a relationship.

For example, when I put the A/C on or the heat I only put low fan and light to moderate temperature. My ex put everything wide open! She was a wide open kind of
gal.

She is an extrovert! Nothing wrong with that. I learned from her..how to be social. I learned I could probably get away with a lot and that it's all in the way you say it.

How about closing the door? I hold and turn the knob so it doesn't clumk or bang shut. She just pulls it how shut. Two women I knew did that. The door bangs shut and shakes the wall! Annoying? Yes! I hate it. In my old condo I had a neighbor guy do that! Disgusting! Men like to be heard! Ugh! "Me, I'm strong!" Yeah right! I'd say "Me, I'm stupid and inconsiderate!"

My ex bought things in threes..now I'm doing it! My ex sort of liked to point out my more embarassing weaker points. Like I can't pass up a rest stop. That's not always true, but she's stuck on it. She says I can't sleep the night before a run. Now that is true!

All in all it really doesn't matter. It's just amazing to me how little things are pointed out and somehow big things to others who do things just a little differently.

Or is it just me? No it's not or why would it matter if I have a dish drain in my second sink or not? Why would it matter if I change my mind about something from time to time.

How many times do I have to say that I am not a creature of habit. Nothing I do or say is written in stone. Yes, I do change my mind. And one day I may like something and the next week I am tired of it. So tired of it I may never want to see it again for at least a month or more. Like I am almost getting sick of the rice protein powder I have been putting in my smoothies.

I could almost get tired of salads soon because I eat so many But, then again, maybe not! If I am hungry enough anything looks good even if I have had it several times in a week.

My new girlfriend and I have very much in common really. She's a little more "standard" thinking then myself.

All in all I love my ex, she is family to me. And I love my new girlfriend no matter our minor differences. There is no real right or wrong unless it is life threatening but putting the toothpaste cap back on is not life threatening. Or keeping the garage can lid on tight or loose at an angle so it airs out until you use it.. really doesn't matter.

So there you are after all its love that really matters. And we all have our differences.