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Mikes mum the other day said, Lucy has changed, she has become a much softer person!!!!!!!!
Leaving that aside for now.
Do you think that the person you are with, can influence your personality?
If there are rough sides to your edges, can your partner smooth them down?
Do you feel that your partner influences your life so much that they can be either a negative or positive influence on your life??
yep totally.
I believe they can, I think it happenes naturally and not something we are aware of ourselves.
I'm not sure we change, but there is some influence there to smooth the edges, just as the company we keep can shape our behaviour too. Of course we also mellow with age and having children I think makes us behave differently, as we are careful how our behaviour influences them.
Been with my wife for 15yrs and we both have changed and grown together, to the point now where she has finally said she has given up trying to mould me into what she wants. she has got me so far then can take me no further banghead .
J and I have been together for 16+ years we have become more alike, not physically but mentally over that time. We are homogenising in our tastes
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J and I have been together for 16+ years we have become more alike, not physically but mentally over that time. We are homogenising in our tastes

Blimey always thought you were 100% straight :shock:
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J and I have been together for 16+ years we have become more alike, not physically but mentally over that time. We are homogenising in our tastes

But are you full-fat or semi-skimmed?
Mrs 777 has for sure calmed me down.
I am a much softer person now. wink
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I'm not sure we change, but there is some influence there to smooth the edges, just as the company we keep can shape our behaviour too. Of course we also mellow with age and having children I think makes us behave differently, as we are careful how our behaviour influences them.

well said!
I was just coming back to this thread when I read that I guess what I would agree with you I think nobody can change the core of use but can definitely change the way we think, but that as you said isn’t just our partner but most people we meet in life.
I do think those raw edges our partner can have an influence over and smooth out but only if we understand they were raw in the first place.
apparently the whole of our body is replaced cell by cell every 7 years. If thats so then why would we think that our personality wouldn't change? The externalities of a relaionship are bound to have a significant effect on us.
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Mrs 777 has for sure calmed me down.
I am a much softer person now. wink

Not possible!! :wink:
I think you change your attitude and outlook on life, love, your own self etc as you mature.
It's taken me 48 years to realise that no one is worth the pain of heartache, the only person who can change your life is YOU and the best person you can be is yourself cool
I've grown softer and more open in some ways, accepting in others, harder in a few. It's life's lessons that educate us and mould you into who we are today. I still make mistakes, get it wrong and always will. It's just these days, I find it easier to apologise if I'm in the wrong and don't hang onto people who aren't worth the effort
Well I'm not keen on encouraging folk to think they can change their partners or other loved ones cos I observe too much of that that isn't healthy.
However if I think of love as nurturing and nurturing as encouraging personal growth then of course it happens.
Perhaps the problems occur when the nurturer sets specific goals for the nurtured.
spot on sassy ,i agree that as we grow older we mature and usully become better and more sensible also that the right partner can smooth out the rough edges.
To change is to grow- I'm open to learning new things each & every day. Life itself is a huge learning curve, and each lesson learned changes us as a person. Even my most deeply held beliefs are subject to review if something or someone comes along to make me view them differently.
If not changing means to stagnate- I know which I'd rather do. wink
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I think you change your attitude and outlook on life, love, your own self etc as you mature.
It's taken me 48 years to realise that no one is worth the pain of heartache, the only person who can change your life is YOU and the best person you can be is yourself cool
I've grown softer and more open in some ways, accepting in others, harder in a few. It's life's lessons that educate us and mould you into who we are today. I still make mistakes, get it wrong and always will. It's just these days, I find it easier to apologise if I'm in the wrong and don't hang onto people who aren't worth the effort

:thumbup: best lesson to learn I feel kiss
I hope we can change - or what's the point?
Yes totally agree. I used to be as soft as shite and I was walked over again, and again and again.
Also when you've had some REAL blows in life you tend to toughen up.
I've still a nice nature, with those who matter but these days I don't suffer fools gladly.
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Yes totally agree. I used to be as soft as shite and I was walked over again, and again and again.
Also when you've had some REAL blows in life you tend to toughen up.
I've still a nice nature, with those who matter but these days I don't suffer fools gladly.

Amen to that babes. Same here kiss
Amen here too.
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I think you change your attitude and outlook on life, love, your own self etc as you mature.
It's taken me 48 years to realise that no one is worth the pain of heartache, the only person who can change your life is YOU and the best person you can be is yourself cool
I've grown softer and more open in some ways, accepting in others, harder in a few. It's life's lessons that educate us and mould you into who we are today. I still make mistakes, get it wrong and always will. It's just these days, I find it easier to apologise if I'm in the wrong and don't hang onto people who aren't worth the effort
Oh, my, well put. I am my past.