I want to voice my opinion on another matter I feel very strongly about-dating was the other one. I will begin with a short story.
Currently, I am working as a Resident Manager/Med tech for a small non-profit Assisted Living facility. It's what I love-old people. I really think they are so hilarious and adorable. They are my favorite age group.
One resident here is a 96 year old woman who asks the same questions every day. "Am I supposed to eat this?" "What am I supposed to be doing?" "Do I have to take all of these?" (in reference to her pills) "Have you done this before?" (showers). I think she is adorable and as these questions can drain someone's patience, she is so cute you can't help but just smile. It is also fun to kind of tease her.
After night time snack, this woman always asks if she is supposed to go sit in her chair or go to her room or leave the plate there? This particular time, she asked what she should do. I asked her "Well what do you want to do?" "I don't know...".
Then I asked her "Want to go bungee jumping?". Her face lights up and she says "Well, yes!".
I love this. For a couple of reasons-this shows she is always up for an adventure, it doesn't matter if she is 96. Secondly, this shows that life can be exciting. Adventurous. Spontaneous. And for longer than the first 25 years of your life.
There is nothing I dislike more than a bore. A non-spontaneous person who lives life the same way over and over again for years. One who is comfortable with mediocrity. One who takes the same steps every hour of every day of every month. Vanilla, if you will.
I've known a handful of people like this in my life and I hate to say it-I judge them. I guess I just don't understand their boring nature. I cannot date or marry someone like this. I am overly spontaneous and adventurous, I know. I will need someone a touch more grounded than myself. But I need someone who can be spontaneous with me. And that goes for friends as well. I have varying degrees of spontaneous friends, but no boring ones. I can't handle boring. And I think more people should get out of their comfort zone and experience some adventurous things in life.
It's a case of "bucket list syndrome". Everyone should have a desire to do something in their lives that is spontaneous and out of their comfort zone. It is the only way to grow.
