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> For example, my wife has a much keener recognition for something that's messy - a full sink or a shirt laying on the floor of my office will "scream" at her l
by KittenInABox 3y ago
> For example, my wife has a much keener recognition for something that's messy - a full sink or a shirt laying on the floor of my office will "scream" at her louder that it does at me.
This may be because she's trained more that there are negative consequences for her, or that she's responsible for that stuff. I don't really pay attention to tickets I'm not assigned, for example, unless they're on stuff that I'd be the go-to-guy for if anything broke. I figure stuff like that works the same way: at least when I was growing up it was ok for me to be a bit lackadaisical with my living quarters whereas my sister was considered filthy for leaving a makeup brush unwashed too long.
- xyzelement 3y agoYou'd probably get in trouble too if they found your makeup brush :) But on a serious note, I think the difference in attitude between me and my wife is deeper. She puts a higher premium on solving problems right now and doesn't mind solving the same problem multiple times, whereas I am more interested in solve-it-once-and-for-all type situations, and please less emphasis on something being fixed right now vs a bit later. Not surprisingly, her personality is a perfect match for emergency medicine while mine for engineering and product management.
- 1auralynn 3y agoAh yes, the "SEP field" from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, which makes things invisible (Someone Else's Problem)