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Pros and Cons of you

56 replies

TripleHFa · 24/05/2019 15:30

What are they

I will start

Pros
Healthy
Good with money
Nice

Cons
Quiet
Not funny

OP posts:
winterinmadeira · 24/05/2019 16:35

Pros
Loyal
Great sense of humour
Positive
Caring

Cons
Impatient
Critical
A bit too direct sometimes

WontLetThoseRobotsDefeatMe · 24/05/2019 16:41

Pros:
Funny
Hard worker
Good at helping in emergencies
Intelligent
Posh telephone voice

Cons:
Lazy
Prone to catastrophising
Very untidy
Bit of a loner
Hairy (see: Lazy!)
Never believe I am good enough

LolaBelle99 · 24/05/2019 17:00

Pros:
Passionate (about interests and hobbies, profession, as a friend)
Warm smile
Thoughtful
Caring

Cons:
Overly emotional
Worrier
Lacking self confidence
Cry when I get angry
Perfectionist

Wow that was actually really hard. I could make a list of cons all day no problem but thinking about my pros was tough. I wonder what others would say about me..

Great post

MrsD28 · 24/05/2019 17:01

Pros:
Intelligent
Good with money
Loyal
Kind
Occasionally funny
Good cook
Good eye for design

Cons:
Hard on myself, to an extent that is tiresome for others
Worrier
No tolerance for fools
Can't catch
Can't drive, ride a bike, ice skate, roller blade etc

RickJames · 24/05/2019 17:10

Pros:
Good cook
Good gardener
Good with animals and children
Very funny and enthusiastic
Caring
Good with clothes/ style
Honest and moral

Cons:
Abrasive
Impatient
Disorganised with officialdom
In my own little world most of the time
I smoke
Find it hard to trust or ask for help

Bollockwort · 24/05/2019 17:20

Pros:

  • Intelligent and a quick learner
  • Confident
  • Musical
  • Fun
  • Loyal

Cons:

  • Flaky
  • Always Late
  • Love putting off tasks
  • Always coming up with excuses for the above
  • Waste food
allfurcoatnoknickers · 24/05/2019 17:24

Pros:
Generous
Kind
Reliable - if I say I'm going to do something I will. Or I'll just say no
Conscientious
Good at my job
Charming
Intelligent

Cons:
Can be charmless if you get on my nerves. I do not suffer fools gladly
Prone to snippiness
Messy
Neurotic
Vain

KidLorneRoll · 24/05/2019 17:26

Pro: Am awesome in every way.

Cons: People who are less awesome than me are intimidated by my awesomeness.

LailaDay · 24/05/2019 17:32

Pro:
Intelligent
Non-judgemental and measured
Easygoing
Shameless (in a good way)
Good at conflict-solving
Creative

Con:
Easily paralysed by physical pain (I have a really hard time getting on with it when I have a headache, for example)
Procrastinator
Messy

funinthesun19 · 24/05/2019 17:42

Pros:
Loyal
Thick skinned
Good mum

Cons:
Hold grudges easily
Shit with money
Argumentative (this can also be seen as a good point because I don’t like to take unfair crap from people. Also a bad point because I can also be a bit of a cow at times)

Landfilly · 24/05/2019 17:48

Pros:
Don't really care much about a lot of the small stuff
Generous
Loyal
Well mannered and polite
Sharp and quick
Conscientious at work

Cons:
Bored by detail and monotony
Irritated easily by fun sucking pedants (see above)
Can be spiky when pissed

SidekickSally · 24/05/2019 17:50

Pros
Clever
Good sense of humour
Good listener, people confide in me
Conscientious
Good leader

Cons
Very hard on myself
Impatient and irritable with the wrong people at home but put in a brace face at work
Think too much and over analyse
Eat and drink too much

onanothertrain · 24/05/2019 18:28

Pros:
Generous
Reliable
Funny
Hard working
Healthy

Cons:
Impatient
Tactless

myohmywhatawonderfulday · 24/05/2019 18:54

Pros
Creative
Kind
Generous
Fun
Smiley
Visionary
Deep thinker
Leader
Empathic
Amazing visual imagination
Can and do get on with lots of different people
Non-judgemental

Cons
Rubbish at details
Stuff too much into my day
All or nothing mentality to a lot of stuff
Hate talking on the telephone
Am easily irritated
Hate feeling trapped eg by working at the same place day in day out
Terrible with planning and preparing food so eating is as hoc (happily my husband is more balanced in this area).
Can be too hard on myself

Squ1rrelinkitchen · 24/05/2019 20:39

Pros
Hard working
Try to treat people as I would like to be treated
Get things done
Adventurous

Cons
Impatient
Speak my mind
Don't like lazy people

Sparklesocks · 24/05/2019 20:47

Pros: kind, funny, a good friend and loving

Cons: short temper, poor self control, somewhat defeatist

LaurieFairyCake · 24/05/2019 20:50

Pros

Good earner
Attractive
Got a gorgeous dog

Cons

Can be a bit of a cunt

Thatsnotmyotter · 24/05/2019 20:56

Pros
Loyal
Hardworking
Fit
Determined

Cons
Disorganised
Messy
Socially inept

TheZebraCrosser · 24/05/2019 21:06

Pros

Kind
Loyal
Rich
Good looking
Intelligent

Cons

Soft verging on gullible
Blunt
Gives fools short shrift
Absent minded

ASatisfyingThump · 24/05/2019 21:16

Pros -
Funny
Smart
Damn good cook
Massive amounts of nerd knowledge

Cons -
Lazy
Fat
Bad temper

I blame the fatness on the fact that i'm a damn good cook. DH and the DSs love it so much, so I keep cooking delicious, fattening food!

HeyHeyMckenzie · 24/05/2019 21:18

Have any if you done the MBTI analysis stuff? So helpful at working out what is what.
My Cons:

Naturally disorganised (but I try v hard)
A dreamer, not a doer
A bit flaky
Too good at compartmentalising my life
Can be a different person with each group of friends
Prone to introspection if left alone for too long
Not good with details
Default setting is untidy. Meh so shoot me.
Bit greedy

Pros:
Imaginative
Charming
Excellent at working out what makes people tick
Offbeat humour
Adaptable
Warm
Kind
Loving
Interested in a billion different things
Comfortable in my own skin
Loyal
Supportive
Fab at massages

Newadventure · 24/05/2019 21:22

Pros: affectionate, loving, kind, empathetic, weird, helpful, generous, good cook, good in bed/sexual, honest, I'm told I'm good company, tidy/hygienic (at home etc) reasonably attractive. Can be funny but have an odd sense of humour so some don't think so, laid back/easy going.

Problem is.. most of my 'Pros' don't get seen/experienced by others because of my 'cons'.. they are:

Anxious/have abandonment issues, i drink too much (well used to, i now have things in place for this but it's early days, I'm doing well but I'm very awear this is only the start) often feel frightened, socially awkward, weird, paranoid, needy, have known to be promiscuous (see: good in bed, experience and all that..) im often a worst case scenario type thinker while being optimistic at the same time Confused and can get jealous on occasion. Oh and I'm a Loner who tends to isolate themselves without realising it.

Most of my cons are brought out by others/relationships so I stay away from them.. but that also means my pros don't get a chance to shine either.

Yes, I'm getting therapy.

tartandreams · 24/05/2019 21:30

Pros -
a good mum
friendly
immaculately clean 🤷🏻‍♀️
passionate

Cons -
fat
anxious
can be hateful

DarthLipgloss · 24/05/2019 21:36

Pros.
Beautiful
Funny
Clever
Ace at shagging
Cons
Talk too much
Impulsive
Bats

darkriver19886 · 24/05/2019 21:38

Pros: I am kind, caring and could write you into a novel one day. I am passionate and willing to change. I can also often see different perspectives.

Con: I am beyond damaged. live with a complex mental health condition that is very stigmatised. Also can't have any children for the next five years at least due to those two cons.