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Interview with my husband...part two

2/25/2016

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Jill:  (Aside from making Ryan a dog lover)… What other ways have I changed you?

Ryan:  Ummm…

Jill:  Good ways!!!

[Laughing]

Ryan:  Good ways?  Well, you’ve really made me appreciate a full refrigerator.

[Laughing]

I feel more healthy and active.  I was somewhat active before we started dating, but since then I’ve definitely taken on a much more active lifestyle.

[There was a long pause…but the second answer was really good when it finally arrived.]

Ryan:  I think philosophically you’ve changed the way in which I view my own life and the way I gauge my own happiness.  You’ve encouraged me through your example to be more contemplative, to think about things on a pretty deep level in terms of what does success, what does happiness, what do achievements mean and how do relationships factor into those things. 

I would have been a very different person as to the way in which I pursued my job and gauged my own success or failure.  I think you’ve given me a much healthier outlook in which I judge myself. 

You know, I’ve always struggled with always trying to be a perfectionist and I think that because you are so imperfect…

[Jill cracking up]

Jill:  Keep talking….my imperfections and your perfections…

[Both laughing]

Ryan:  No seriously…it’s helped me be a more grounded person, someone who I like more than I may have turned out to be.

Jill:  Ahhh…That’s so nice.

Jill:  People often say opposites attract.  From face value some might say we seem like opposites.  Such as, in social situations I can be more gregarious and you can be pretty quiet.  The reality is, I don’t think we are opposite at all.  I think we actually share a lot of similar traits.

Ryan:  I think we both tend to be people pleasers.  While our reactions to groups of people and crowds can be different I think at the same time we both enjoy and prefer smaller and more intimate groups, rather than larger settings of people.

Jill:  What other personality traits do we have that are similar?

Ryan:  I think we both find the same things funny.  Definitely sense of humor.

Jill:  How are we different from one another? 

[Pause]
 
Jill:  Ooh...I know one.  You hold your cards pretty close to your chest.  Right?  You will be pretty open when you know someone, versus I put everything out there on the blog, and I will share openly with someone in the lunch room.

Ryan:  What’s funny though? You say that, and superficially I think that’s generally true.  You will be more apt to share things and talk through things.  I still feel like there are still things you hold very close to your heart that you wouldn’t necessarily share with just anyone.

You will share things more quickly and to a certain point, but I don’t think you completely reveal yourself diametrically opposed to me who shows nobody anything.

Jill:  Aside from me, the kids and Milo, tell me about your other favorite things.

Ryan:  I love running.  There is something about running that is rejuvenating for me.  There are many times I don’t feel like running.  It’s raining outside, or its cold, or I’m tired or it’s been a long day at work, but then I feel 10x better after I go for a run.  My head feels clear.  I feel energized.  I get so much from running.  It is an important part of who I am. 

Jill:  On average, how many miles per week do you run?

Ryan:  A big week will be 70+ miles and then an off week will be 45-50 miles.

Jill:  Me too!!

[Ryan laughing]

Ryan:  Is that commuting??

Jill:  Yes, in my car.

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