What do you consider to be your weakness? Mine is the fact that I often can not say what I want to. I do not want to hurt others so I let things slide.
I have many, but I can't reveal them! (laughs) I guess I could say my arrogance? I try not to be, but I have a tendency to think I'm right, until I'm proven wrong. Not the best trait, I know. But it's a weakness since it distracts me ...keeping my arrogance in check.
My girlfriend says the same thing about herself. I tell her to try not to think of empathy as a weakness, instead realize it's a strength a lot of people don't have. It's better to have empathy for someone and let it slide than to speak your mind and be disappointed in yourself.
Maybe I need to rub off on you and you need to rub off on me. I tend to keep things bottled up and do not want to make waves with others.
I like to believe the best in people, so I am easily taken in sometimes. When I bought this place I had a feeling something was wrong with the way the builder was also the seller and the way he drove me around from the banker to the lawyer to the insurance agent, and so on. Let's just say I learned a hard lesson with that one. I also find it hard to say no when people ask me to do them a "favor," even when it puts me at a disadvantage.
Well some of the best ones are not appropriate for a family board. Or this board either. But let's see. Here are two. Pretty standard run-of-the-mill stuff. Bleeding rare rib eye steaks. I'm mainly vegetarian but I get carnivorous urges now and then. I'm quick to anger. (But just as quick to get over it) And like you, I'm pretty trusting. Usually it works out okay but sometimes it doesn't. That's actually three. There are several pages more.
I'm with you there... the urge to say "(*poof*)" is very strong. So, I guess I can't say "self-editing"
I would think not want to hurt people to be a strength rather than a weakness. Myself, my wife thinks I'm too easy-going. Whenever I do get mad over something she thinks, "finally." But then she's a tough third worlder.
I really don't have a weakness because it's more of a strength but here goes. I put myself aside for other people to the point that I am not taking care of what is important for me and then I wonder why I don't have time to do things.
Well, I'm a perfectionist. But seriously, I have many weaknesses... I'll pick just one today - I'm a procrastinator, which sometimes gets me into trouble.