I'd say that I'm a realist too, but I still think that something good comes out of everything. I realise that bad things happen but don't see the point in dwelling on them!
Maybe one day , but it's been fairly uphill so far, time will tell. There may be realists skewed either way, it gets grey...
Apparently I'm also confused (I'm a realist who is pessimistic because he delays the optimism till the distant future - it all balances out - death will come!)
[QUOTE='[_Z_]']I considered myself optimistic... till today...... with the results coming out tomorrow... im being pretty pessimistic.. How inconsistent!