Monday, March 28, 2011
Opposite Side of the Tracks
My girlfriend and I have been dating for three years. I am a suburban kid that has lived more of the city life, while she has lived in a more rural setting and spent much of her early life helping do farm work and run a turf business. I am also catholic and participate in my religion regularly, while she is a different religion and religion plays a lesser role in her life. Due to her years of working, she is used to working long days and her work is always a big part of her life. I can't work long hours (mainly because I don't have the heart to) , and I like to keep my work separate from my life outside of work. Before I met her, I would feel guilty if I didn't go out on weekends, but I've learned from her that going out every weekend isn't necessary to have a good time. She is content with just watching TV or movies all day, while I like to be more active. As much as we are different, we still manage to embrace the differences. I think that's a big part of accepting other cultures. We fulfill ourselves through learning about other cultures. Whatever qualities we don't possess may be possessed by other people, which could possibly be a result of cultural factors.
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yes i believe that the opposite attract, and from it we benefit alot as you get to view and do both sides of each culture. And from you meeting your girlfriend you have learned new aspects and have saved you alot of money aslo from not going out every weekend
ReplyDeleteI think it is probably good that you and your girlfriend like to do different things. This way you can both experience different activities. You might enjoy a relaxing night in watching a movie when normally you would have gone out somewhere. At the same time your girlfriend might like a change of pace and you could do something that you would normally do on a weekend. If you both liked to do the same things you would never find anything new to do.
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting to see the difference in your relationship but still remain so strong. It's good though because then you can learn new things from each other
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you and your girlfriend can truly appreciate each other's cultures. I'm especially impressed by the religious part of it. I often find that strong views on religion can break even the closest of relationships because people from different religions seem to live by a different code of life in a sense. It's great to see you applying an exploration of culture to your personal relationships.
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