Opening a can of worms. Lesson learned?

It was nice to get responses from the women of my past. I left a few out and couldn't find a few, but was surprised that so many actually responded.

Here is what I've learned:

I may come off as a know it all. I already know I have issues retaining memory. It just doesn't go away. I can remember everything from my childhood on and I see it sometimes as a curse. The same goes with me picking up knowledge. Once it's in my head, it's hard to get it out. However, it's the way I present that knowledge that seems to be the issue. I need to learn to sometimes just keep my mouth shut.

I have been cheated on and abused, but still enter a relationship with positivity and trust. I stay calm under fire and am always willing to talk, but with some people that seems to aggravate their temper, when I may be trying to calm it down. I have a tendency to date hot tempered people. I don't know how that happens, or if maybe I bring that out in them because I am such an easy going guy.

I've grown emotionally over the years and feel that my relationships have too. I don't think it's because I have changed who I am for each relationship (I don't feel people should change who they are just for a relationship), but rather I have learned from past mistakes. Over the years I've realized that because there are two people existing as one "unit", both needs should be taken into consideration, both needs should be respected, and both should be considered as equal as the other. I haven't always done a good job of that, especially lately.

This was an eye opening experience for me. Thanks to everyone that contributed.