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Actually the reason I came to this thread was to ask if homeownership has made you just overall more uptight over time? Since I have been lucky enough to get a house in the last few months it's all been about getting it 'right' and my focus on house project / improvements have been unnecessarily testing and irritating.
Thing is tho it's fine home and we all fit in it. Have the rest of you felt this same pull for insufferable exactness (in say kitchen cupboards) that is draining emotionally and personality-wise has made you boring to talk to? I feel like it's this black hole of DIY I'm going to get sucked into if I don't relax about it right away. Does it improve over time or do you have to consciously fight against it? It's not easy when the handyman forgot to fill a 2 inch gap of electrical caulking that I've already paid for.
See what a irritating prick I've become!