I don’t believe it’s wrong to want what you like enough to wait for it to appear. I think if you settle for second best, you always ponder how wonderful it would be if only you had what you really want. And doesn’t that short-change your life, in the long run, when you settle? Let me clarify, I’m not saying that if you have a crush on George Clooney you should wait for him, instead of dating the nice man from accounting. If you’re waiting for George Clooney to ask you to marry him, you’re delusional, plain and simple. Even if you’re dating George Clooney, he won’t ask you to marry him.
I just like things a certain way. For example, I do enjoy being brushed, but only on the bathroom counter, only after my person has taken a bath and only with her man-person’s hair brush, I don’t like it any other way. I like basking in a sunbeam, but only in a specific bedroom. I like the expensive cat food, but only in chicken (I loathe fish). I will snack on the tidbits of food that have fallen to the floor, but I will not eat the exact same thing if you try to hand it to me. I will only lie on my person’s lap and I don’t like strangers. It’s very simple, it’s just specific.
I’m a true proponent for trying new things, new things are wonderful until I throw them up. And then occasionally I will need to be reminded that I don’t like something when I’m sticking my nose in it. That why I keep my person around, she makes sure I don’t ‘retry’ a new thing.
If people wonder why I’m difficult, I’m not. It’s their perception and their opinion. I can’t take that from them.

