We just think differently
I am often struck at how different John and I are, most notably in the way we think. The other night, for example, I read an article about a recent study that had been done about women who don't voice their opinions in marital arguments. Here's what I read aloud to John:
"Women who force themselves to stay quiet during marital arguments appear to have a higher risk of death, a new study shows. ... Eaker and her colleagues found that, over a 10-year period, the most striking finding was that women who self-silenced were four times more likely to die than women who expressed themselves freely during marital arguments."
My reaction: "Wow! That's really good to know!!"
John's reaction: "Uh, yeah, there's something wrong with that. We all have a 100% risk of death."
This thing of us thinking differently also becomes apparent when I immediately believe some statistic that I read, while John starts saying things like, "but they only have a data point of one!"
Pre-semester musings
Me: "I wonder what my students will be like this semester?"
John (behind the wheel): "I bet they'll be bad drivers."