Personal differences are simply a fact of life. No two people are exactly alike, even identical twins.
And, we often find that very attractive . . . . at first.
Unfortunately, as time goes on what we initially saw as stability starts to feel a lot more like rigidity and what was a charming creativity may look like irresponsibility and disorder.
Of course the other person hasn't changed at all. It's just how we are looking at them.
Dealing with the meanings we place on things in our lives is the realm of cognitive psychology and cognitive behavioral therapy (cbt) and/or one of the several forms of mindfulness practice.
If our partner is bugging us with his or her bullheaded determination to stick with a point of view or a way of doing things that makes no sense at all, maybe it is time to look at ways of increasing our own ability to accept and appreciate differences
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