Look at it another way - the OP is doing the stuff that your partner likes to do. It's positive mirroring by the OP and it's what makes her seem so attractive. We all do it at the beginning of a relationship. The WAS likes to camp and now the OP loves to camp, too. The OP wants to live on a farm and suddenly, the WAS wants to raise chickens. The WAS has had a troubled childhood and suddenly the OP was just as troubled. See how they were meant to be together???
How to deflect it... hmmm... Good question... Maybe some others can help.. I guess you just stay positive and GAL. Are you tired of people telling you that yet???
