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Do you hate empty spaces?

Asked by Dutchess_III (47071points) April 22nd, 2014

I remember as a kid / teen I HATED having empty spaces when I was writing a letter or something. If I had 6 inches left at the bottom it just drove me nuts and I had to fill it up! Woe unto me though, if I wound up on a second page before I was finished with what I had to say.

It’s the same thing with my cabinets. I prefer that they are used to capacity, just perfectly, if possible.

It hasn’t been any kind of problem, in fact, I’d forgotten about that propensity until today, when I was rearranging camping stuff, dishes and whatnot. I bought 3 tubs at WM. I filled one up nicely.
The second one, though, I loaded with two much smaller plastic, rectangular containers, and it has a blank space at the end of about 8 inches wide and 18 inches long and I can’t find anything to fit in there!!! MUST FILL THAT SPACE UP!

When I’m packing things, must pack just so. Find what fits in there just right.

I don’t know what it is. I guess empty space just seems like such a WASTE and goodness knows, I hate waste!

Why does that bug me so?

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21 Answers

Coloma's avatar

Haha…no. We are all just empty space.
Right now I wish I had more empty space in my life. lol
If it weren’t for empty space our universe would not exist. ;-p
Okay…packing boxes does effect me that way too, kind of like fitting together puzzle pieces.

Coloma's avatar

empty space v

Dutchess_III's avatar

OK. I’m having a breakdown. STOOOOPPP ITTTT!!!!!

ibstubro's avatar

No, I love empty space. It means I can get more ‘stuff’.

Your phobia for empty space is just part of the larger picture: you’re just not quite right.~

Simple enough. Next question!

Dutchess_III's avatar

I am perfectly RIGHT! Always have been!

ibstubro's avatar

You may be correct, however you’re decidedly not right.

Dutchess_III's avatar

I am right!

ucme's avatar

This is why I cheat at monopoly, people get rows of houses & hotels & there’s me sitting with the cheap streets & empty spaces of nothingness.

anniereborn's avatar

I actually love empty spaces for the most part. I love a totally empty room. It makes me feel at peace. Of course I don’t have any of those. But, when I move into a new place, I just love it before stuff goes in.

Coloma's avatar

@ucme Keep your hands off my little doggie, I am ALWAYS the doggie, you can be the penis, er…race car. lol

ibstubro's avatar

^^ You said “penis”. Closes eyes and slowly rotates head from side to side

ibstubro's avatar

Actually, no, @Dutchess_III. We love you despite the fact that there is only empty space between your hat and collar!

Coloma's avatar

@ibstubro Well given @ucme reputation of being over sexed, he should have a playing peice shaped like a penis, maybe a cigar. haha Time to add to the stable of Monopoly charms.

ibstubro's avatar

I think if you keep at it, @Coloma, Monopoly has authorized nearly every game piece for specific, themed game. Not sex but I could see where there was a cigar in a Phillip Morris sponsored game.

Cruiser's avatar

I am an anal/expert packer and there is no way we would have made it to many of our vacation destinations with everything everyone wanted to bring if I did not pack the car. So weird that you thought of this @Dutchess_III lol!

ucme's avatar

@Coloma Fluther has reputations? Well slap me with a kipper, who’d a thunk it!!
Speaking of empty spaces, does your goose sleep betwixed the chasm that is your cleavage…honk, honk :D

Dutchess_III's avatar

I THINK I FOUND SOMETHING TO PUT THERE! Now, if only the cat will cooperate.

I like @Coloma‘s answer…it does, it feels like a jigsaw puzzle, and if you have empty spaces it feels like there are pieces missing and that would drive anyone nuts!

ibstubro's avatar

Poor kitty!
It’s not an on demand thing!

fluthernutter's avatar

Quite the opposite—I love empty space!

I like to rearrange things to change my negative space too.

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