14 for 2014

 14 ways we're different

1. She is strict with the cat. He is not.
2. He keeps everything of sentimental value. She throws (almost) everything away.
3. She has completed five journals. He has completed twenty.
4. He likes to leave things out in case he wants them again. She likes to follow him around the apartment and put everything away again.
5. She has trouble falling asleep but sleeps soundly once she does. He falls asleep easily but will wake up immediately if she gets up.
6. He designed the bedside tables. She built them.
7. She sends him countless articles about how to stop being stressed and grumpy. He gets stressed and grumpy because he doesn't have time to read them all.
8. He drinks tall beverages in a matter of minutes. She nurses them for hours.
9. He is a meticulous chewer. She inhales her food and finishes her meal when he's only a few bites in.
10. She is a realist. He is an idealist.
11. He hates idling and prefers taking longer routes when walking or driving in order to avoid stoplights and crosswalks. She considers stopping to be a necessary exercise in patience and an opportunity for reflection.
12. He buys her orchids. She buys him new clothes (so she can throw away his old ones).
13. He gets stressed out. She does not.
14. She knows exactly where everything is. He always knows what time it is and how long something is going to take. 

14 ways we're the same

1. We love books.
2. Our philosophy for our apartment was a mutually agreed upon, minimalism and downsizing for everything except our libraries.
3. We want to adopt someday.
4. We discuss philosophy, sociology, politics, and economics for hours after saying that we're going to stop talking and go to sleep.
5. Good food is an absolute necessity to us. We spend as much time talking about food as we do eating it.
6. We don't ever want to get a TV, but we watch shows together on the computer.
7. We like to read aloud together and discuss the content and corresponding ideas as we go along.
8. We almost never have snack food in the house.
9. We passionately dislike watching sports.
10. We are both picky.
11. We dislike video games.
12. We love art, especially Asian ink wash painting.
13. We daydream about the future and speculate about where we'll end up.
14. We are deeply, passionately in love with each other.