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| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
It doesn't!? Then what would you say if a really passive aggressive person (for example) learned to deal with her frustrations and became a more understanding (and direct) person? |
But those are learned behaviours to begin with. I'm talking about the elements of our personalities that are innate - and I do believe there is a side to all of us that is unlearned.
I would definitely agree that one can "change" in the sense that they can unlearn undesirable behaviours (which is exactly what I said in the first place). But again, I don't think that changes their elementary personality.
| quote: | Originally posted by Lira
If you think maturity is all about stressing the right parts of our behaviour (that's what I get from what you're saying now), and this doesn't count as changing, fine; but, what does, then? If you think people don't change, then surely you can think of a(n impossible) way people can change, right?
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No, I don't think people change, lol. They modify their behaviours, but they don't inherently change.
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