Optimism vs. Pessimism

[Alex]

I'm an optimist for things that I really hope do happen, which most of the time ends up in me having false hope, and me getting disappointed.

I'm a realist for most things, I try to think about it the way it probably would happen, based on past experiences with things relating to what it is I'm thinking about, or things similar to.

Being a realist involves being a pessimist more than an optimist.

 

[Master Bait]

Both should be balanced. You can't be optimistic if your loved one dies or be pessimistic in someone's victory. That's BS, oh and hai there OP.

 

[Mr Cat Dog]

I guess realist would be a better term to describe my outlook rather than the one I've coined for myself: pragmatic optimist. Essentially, I hope for the best in most situations, but am prepared to deal with the fallout if they don't exactly go the way I planned, which is fairly often.