Are you a glass half full or glass half empty person?

ldrosophila · April 2013

I am a glass half empty person. The contents have spilled and are probably going to ruin the floor is my usual thinking. People say I always think negative, but I think I'm just being realistic. Sometimes I actually find it comfortable to have these "negative" thoughts.

Are you generally a positive or negative person?

If you are a negative Nelly/Ned do you find that it helps you prepare for the worst or are you just looking at the bad side of life never seeing the beauty.

If you are a positive Polly/Paul do you find that you can embrace the unexpected more, or are you an ostrich with your head buried in the sand?

Is there a positive Polly out there who used to be a negative Nelly or vice versa?

SerenaFisher · April 2013

Depends what's in the glass, if it's alcohol it's always half empty :drinker:

onwarddownward · April 2013

I'm not only a glass full, but it's running over. I drive my husband nuts!

I find it's easier to deal with unexpected happenings if you are seeing the good side of things.

Some_Watery_Tart · April 2013

I'm a "It doesn't matter. You simply have twice as much glass as you need" kinda girl. Probably because I was raised by an engineer.

matt2442 · April 2013

Actually I prefer plastic cups over glasses.

TheFinalThird · April 2013

I'm a be proactive, drink what's left in the glass and that way it's completely empty kind of guy.

sheldonsteyn · April 2013

Def half full, I tend to look for the positive in every situation! Just how I am! No point cryin over spilt milk...get up n get more!

cazzer69 · April 2013

Always be a pessimist, then yer either proved right or pleasantly surprised but never disappointed.

Although as a techie I would say that the glass was incorrectly specced in the original design statement.

VeganSurfer · April 2013

A bit of both, I'm paranoid and usually see the worst in things/people but sometimes I can be incredibly positive for others....

SerenaFisher · April 2013

Actually I prefer plastic cups over glasses.

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KateHill1981 · April 2013

Even an empty glass is full of air.

kgalea · April 2013

Actually, the glass is always full - it's just not necessarily full of one thing...
Water/milk/liquid and air

That's how the scientist/chemist in me sees it!

victoriasvictorynow · April 2013

I couldn't agree more. I believe that what you think is what comes about in your life. For positive things to happen in your life I believe it is important to have a positive outlook and expect the best no matter how it might appear sometimes

BinaryPulsar · April 2013

Neither. I take it for what it is. If it's crap it's crap. If it's good, it's good. If it's mediocre, it's mediocre. I'm not negative. I don't live in happy snappy fantasy land. I feel gratitude a lot when "it could have been worse" or when I am genuinely grateful. But, I don't put a positive spin on something that was down right horrendous. That's bs.

kgalea · April 2013

Even an empty glass is full of air.

Ha - we basically posted the same thing at the same time...

FiftyandGettingBetter · April 2013

I am definitely a half full type of guy. I start everyone out at a 100%. I share a smile, share a find word. I try to motivate, encourage, and uplift people. Just the way I am.

wafflemeister14 · April 2013

definitely half empty, I see myself as a realist though, not a pessimist.

KathyPBiles · April 2013

Half full definitely! My mother always told me I wear rose colored glasses!

spirit05 · April 2013

I am neither. I am a 'thankful that I even HAVE a glass' person! :happy:

JBsCrazyGirl · April 2013

I am a

"Ok, so that's how much is in my cup today... Alrighty then!.." kinda person :laugh:

gonnamakeanewaccount · April 2013

Definitely half empty. I'm either proven right or pleasantly surprised. Very rarely I am disappointed.

clarkeje1 · April 2013

I'm usually optimistic, there are just times when things start to get to me and then I head into a glass is empty omg what am i going to do now? depressed spiral. My boyfriend said i'm incredibly optimistic unless it comes to myself, then i always think the worst. but about life in general i typically look on the bright side.

257_Lag · April 2013

I am an opportunist! I will drink it while you guys argue about this :bigsmile:

JeanDescole · April 2013

For me it depends on the glass, as in the situation. I've never met anyone 100% glass half full, and the same goes for 100% glass half empty people. I think as humans we all have ups and downs, and the rough moments in life make the happy moments even more worthwhile. Well that's my opinion anyway.

Timshel_ · April 2013

I am positive.

Timshel_ · April 2013

But, I thikn that analogy is bad, having a glass half empty or half full. Makes no sense. If I am drinking and enjoying myself I am happy to be emptying it. Then again, I am also happy to be filling it up for another round too.

Too vague.

Melissa22G · April 2013

Either way I look at it, I still have half a glass.

Rhonnie · April 2013

My glass is always at least half full... You just don't always know what's in it! I am a very positive person, but I'm also very realistic. I don't think you have to be oblivious in order to be happy and look on the bright side of things and always hope for the best. I always hope for the best but prepare for all outcomes.

lmelangley · April 2013

I'm a scorpio/libra cusp. Which means it's always half full and more is on the way, unless someone messes with me/disappoints me once. Then, their glass is more like 3/4 empty.