Question

nevr2amazin

Are you the person you think your partner thinks you are?

leapgirl8

Whoa, it is getting deep up in here!

This is such an interesting question. I'm tempted to wait to see what other people say, but I won't.

I think that in general, I am very much who Jen thinks I am. I'm not as nice or as smart as she thinks I am. But she sees me pretty clearly and knows my faults. I don't bother to hide how I feel (beyond occasionally suppressing a bad mood or mean comment, but that's just civility). For all the things that we disagree about (religion, some politics, whether spending four hours reading the paper at a coffee shop is a good use of time, police procedural TV shows, vegetables, Care Bears Movie II), we have a lot of very important things in common, and know that it's OK to be honest about our differences.

Two*True

Not in all aspects.  But it's not any fault of her's.  There are parts of me that I have a hard time expressing clearly.  And there are parts of my personality I wish were different and struggle to have them show.

But in terms of likes/dislikes/habits etc - yes, she knows me.

tdmklm

New theme post: Deep Thought Thursday?

I think she knows me well - better than I know myself in some ways - but I also think her opinion of me is often better than my opinion of myself. For instance, she often says I can do anything I put my mind to, and I'm always like, "Are you mental?"

leapgirl8

tdmklm:

For instance, she often says I can do anything I put my mind to, and I'm always like, "Are you mental?"

LOL! Oh, wouldn't it be nice if that were true?

ctbride08

Yes, for better and for worse, I am who she thinks I am.  We've been together for so long which means that much of who I am has been shaped by our relationship.  Also, I have zero filter with her - again, for better and for worse! So she sees it all. 

she may think i'm smarter than i am, though.

ClickerishReturns

While I believe it's impossible to ever know someone completely since there are pieces that we can't comprehend or they can't share, she definitely knows me. Her emotional intelligence is through the roof. I have never been with someone who is smart enough to figure out when I'm evading or to call me on my nonsense. Even though I know it's why we've made it this far, it drives me nuts. 

Kershnic

Sometimes I feel like she knows me better than I know myself.   There are certainly parts of me she doesn't understand, but I think she still knows them.