Thank you for reminding me that I am a bad non-meat eater. Unfortunately I can't resist dim sum, and when I was stealing from you at study nights last spring I actually got a fried ball of batter, which doesn't count (OK, the intention does, but I rationalize it as just one piece because I was having a craving for something fried at the time). So I guess it would be more accurate to call myself flexitarian, which is something of a cop-out.
You bring up a good point about how people-pleasing can be problematic on the other extreme; how much you should change is a matter of degree. Unfortunately I have a tendency to think of extreme situations as an excuse not to do things (clinical psychology has brainwashed me). Although for the specific example you gave, you could always give your roommate earplugs or try those nose pad things that supposedly open up your nasal passages so that you don't snore.
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Date: 2008-10-06 08:51 pm (UTC)You bring up a good point about how people-pleasing can be problematic on the other extreme; how much you should change is a matter of degree. Unfortunately I have a tendency to think of extreme situations as an excuse not to do things (clinical psychology has brainwashed me). Although for the specific example you gave, you could always give your roommate earplugs or try those nose pad things that supposedly open up your nasal passages so that you don't snore.
When's a good time for you to Skype?