Tuesday December 2nd, 2008
dating
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Would you date someone who didn't share your eco-values?
Posted by Jenna Scatena on May 22, 2008 - 5:31pm.
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Interests: Anything with an ING: dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading, watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming, surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing, driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting, loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking. I love supermarkets in other places, lyrics to songs, seeking out gluten free food, responding to questions and surveys, finding deals and bargains, doing public relations for anyone/anything I believe in, good conversation, sociological observation, the beach, early mornings, condiments and spices, vitamins and minerals, alternative medicine, nutrition, holistic health, fitness gum, coffee drinking, gun chewing and sitting in the steam room.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their own battles and didn't give up.
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.
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When I got married, I was eco-green, my wife not at all. After four years of marriage, she now shops at the Natural Foods store, would never think of buying non-organic fruits and veges again, and took up the cause in the house to change all the lightbulbs to CFLs. So, dating someone that's "not so green as you" is OK. It's an opportunity for both of you to learn from each other.
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http://7m7y.com/2008/05/27/meet-another-jason/
It's not so important to me if he is or isn't into the eco-friendly life, but more about his willingness to learn or care. This applies to all other aspects of the relationship as well.
"The time to be happy is now, the place to be happy is here" - Robert G. Ingersoll
Myself included. I know I wasn't very green 10 years ago. I'm still not as green as I'd like to be (I have a two-year goal, though). I think the approach to encouraging greenness can make or break the green dating harmony.
If he's maniacally anti-green or uses diparaging remarks, fuggedaboudit. I don't have patience with that. But most people I know are just learning what being green really is. I came at it from a practical standpoint (walking is cheaper and dumpster diving got me a tv set and a bike for minimal repair), and started loving it as I learned more. I figure a decent man can do the same with an open mind and without major pressure.
-Maybe if I stand still long enough, the loam will soak into my body, diffuse into my soul, and infuse it with the life I seek.