Do you compete with your spuse or others ?
By misheleen73
@misheleen73 (6037)
United States
May 21, 2007 7:26am CST
Are you always competing with your spouse or others? Who does more around the house? Who makes more money? Which one is the better parent? Who do the kids love more? Who is the better person at work? Who has the most drive? Without even realizing it, are you competitive with your spouse or others? Maybe little things like who is more giving, who is more selfish and things along those lines. So what about it Mylot crew, are you competitive with anyone? If so, who and about what are you competing. Thanks for all your views on this subject in advance.
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12 responses
@sreevasu (2717)
• India
21 May 07
No competition of any sort between us. We both are around the house all the time. I work at my home. She helps me very much in making money. We both love our kids and they too love us very much. She is better in certain fields whereas I too have my 'good' in certain other fields. We never had been in any competitive mood. Certain dislikes both have about the other occurs at times and will be settled soon, some with my 'right's and some with hers. As far as giving is concerned it depends. She is ready to give up certain things and I too am. But there are certain other things both of us stick on. I think I a more selfish than her. The funniest fact is that we both have different thoughts, beliefs and characters which goes totally in opposite directions. But that is the core of the magnetism between us. "opposite poles attracts" I am not joking. It is the fact in real. She too admits that. In fact it is very easy to come into compromise then.
I have no competition in myLot as well.
Thank you Misheleen.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
21 May 07
once again, a very well thought out reply. It seems as though you have a very healthy balance in your relationship. That is wonderful. Thanks for your response.
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@charms88 (7538)
• Philippines
21 May 07
There is never a competition in my house. I do all the household chores. I tend to my girls since the day I became a mother. I still work and earn on my own. No one is the better person here. Everyone are treated equally.
I joined mylot for the sole purpose of stimulating my brain as well as fooling around with my friends, LOL! Competition is only for those who are immature and childish. There is no one I need to compete. All of us here are unique in our own ways and it will be nonsensical to try to compete with anyone here.
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
21 May 07
very good answer bunny !! Somehow I knew you were like that bunny. By the way have you seen my new profile ? I think you of all people would enjoy it...lol.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
22 May 07
I'll message it to you, it was difficult and probably would take forever to explain .. don't want to take up too much space here... :) BUT if I tell you how, you must promise carrots or bunnies or something !!
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
21 May 07
Naw..I'm totally not a competetive person when it comes to life things...not with friends and certainly not with my husband since there is no competition there..He wins hands down in certain areas and I win hands down in other areas...we both know it and rather than play silly games like that we work together and mesh our strengths instead of wasting time showing them off or boasting about them etc ya know...As for friends..I have no time for that sort of attitude..I really dont....I have what I have, I've accomplished what I've accomplished and I strive for hwt I strive for ya know...what anyone else is doign with there lives is really none of my business nor my concern if that makes sense...
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
21 May 07
It makes perfect sense. That is a great attitude to have actually.
@easy888 (10405)
• Australia
21 May 07
Hello,misheleen,honestly, I am not the type of person that like to compete with others. I am just happy to be myself,I think to compare and compete with other people will always make you feel hard as there are always many people better than you.
I am a low profile person,i do not need to tell other i am better than you even I am,and i do not mind you are better than me.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
21 May 07
That is a very humble, noble way to be. Thanks for your response.
@Rickrocks8 (1751)
• United States
21 May 07
I think somethings it is good to compete with each other. Like my hubby and and have been changing our diets and losing weight. He's a man and he has way more to lose than I do. So guess what he is always winning. But I do remind him that I am on his heal he better watch out! I think that is normal and healthy. He makes way more money than I do. It's almost a joke what I make but I also only work 2 1/2 hours a day. I do just about everything around the house. He does help and he folds most of our laundry. His idea of cooking is this......Do you want pizza or subway? I can remember him getting in a tiff about putting a frozen pizza in the oven. LOL He knows very little about cooking in a way its a good thing. Because I will make things and he thinks it has taken me hours and it maybe takes me 30 min. He is very slow when he does anything everything he does is slow. Me I am fast fast fast so what will take him an hour take me 30 minutes. So I amaze the crap out of him by how much stuff I can get done.
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
21 May 07
My husband just marveled the other day how I could get the house cleaned, do laundry, pick up the kids, cook dinner AND walk the dog twice in one day. He said women are much better multi-taskers and he could have never done that himself.. AHHHHH the appreciation. LOL
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@Rickrocks8 (1751)
• United States
21 May 07
We are teh queens of multitasking! And they better never forget it!
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
22 May 07
I think it's great when they at least recognize the fact !!!
@mhel116 (4)
• Philippines
22 May 07
Being competitive with your spouse or other people only shows lack of self-confidence. If you're sure enough of yourself and of what you can do, then there's no need to prove who's the better person. Just always do the best of what you can do.
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
22 May 07
Welcome to Mylot, I am honored you replied to my discussion.. :) Sounds like a good way to look at things too.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
14 Aug 07
there's nothing wrong with a little "healthy" competition...lol
@mdchennai (2129)
• India
22 May 07
I think that it is not the case of competing. There are few things, which i think that she will be better and in few others i will be better. I wont have any problem in she earning more than me. Anyway, it is just the way of mutual understanding. Unless and until there is no dominance, i think there wont be any problem. Anyway, i am not yet married, but the above said points will be followed after i get married.
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
22 May 07
with that kind of attitue.. you will be a great partner to anyone !! Good luck.
@abroji (3247)
• India
21 May 07
I don't compete with anybody. I don't like to. But I will try to perform my duties as better as I can. If somebody does better than me I am not bothered. If we get into competitions we lose the calmness of our mind and get tensed. Anxiety and suspense will imbalance our mind.
Inever compete with my wife. We both discuss and take deissions in the house. Very smooth after 31 years of marriage.
Thank you.
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
21 May 07
I would think after 31 years of marriage, you would have it down to a science !! Congratulations on that !!
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@musu112 (528)
• United States
22 May 07
Never my friend.....I could never ever thought of competing with my hubby. We both have mutual understanding towards eachother for each and every thing we do in our lives now. We have been into a love relationship since last seven years and now finally this year in January we have got married. So, we both feel that we are complementary to eachother, there's never any competitive type of feeling had come between us. I pray to God that it should also never happen in our lives ever, we are happy as we are now :-)
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
22 May 07
Congrats on your recent marriage. I think you are doing everything right.. :)
@lovboop24 (51)
• Philippines
22 May 07
I don't compete with my husband,yes,it maybe true that i have bette income or i should say bigger income than him,but i don't see it as a reason for us to compete.because what is important for me then,is that we understand each other and we have a harmonius relationship each other and to our children.I don't care who earn much or who earn less what is important is we are bothe earning something that is good enough for us to have a better living.Even to our relationship to ur children,we dont compete with each other,we always give time to our children,that is important.having quality time with our children.
@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
22 May 07
you have a wonderful outlook on your relationship. That is very nice to hear, many good wishes for you and your family.
@JanMags (724)
• Philippines
22 May 07
I'd like to think that I don't compete with my husband. I'm fortunate that I have a husband who does more housework than I do and who pays for most of the bills. I just feel really insecure sometimes becuase he is more successful at work and he earns more than I do.
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@misheleen73 (6037)
• United States
22 May 07
No need to feel insecure, I am sure he loves you as you are !!