Why is the grass always greener on the other side?

[NinjaPuppy]

[ProfWag]

Mr. Scepcop often uses a term called "naive realism" which contributes much to his posted ideas.
As for Murphy's Law specifically, I believe that much of it is contributed to "confirmation bias."
I was reading a book this morning while sitting on the toilet called "50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology" and one of the paragraphs mentions a term I had never heard of called the "great foretold table of life.' I believe this often contributes to Murphy's Law, but it's only an unresearched theory. I'll be happy to post information on it tomorrow, should anyone care, but for now, I have had one too many Sam Adams to care...

[fakelawnlawn]

The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. No, not at all. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you are.

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[Arouet]

I'm sorry fakelawnlawn, but if you are using a properly calibrated fence, studies have shown that the grass is greener on the other side of the it. Perhaps you've been using the wrong kind of fence? You can't go for the cheap version - you need to make sure its high quality and government certified.

[woodwater]

[url][/url]No matter what topic of life we consider, each "side of the coin" usually has its pros and its cons.

We think the other side is greener because we see the cons on our own side much more clearly.
On our own side we can see plenty of snakes in the grass, while on the other side, watching from the distance, we see only beautiful grass and no snakes.
But once we get to the other side, we discover that the grass over there is equally full of snakes, at the most a different kind of snakes.

The smart person does not worry about the other side. Whatever side he finds himself, he tries to enjoy whatever is available on that side.
If he is alone, then he enjoys the goodies and the freedom that comes with being single. And if he is with a partner, then he enjoys the good things that come with relationship.
That's the rigth way of living... the "other side" will come sooner or later, so then you can enjoy that side.