Your comments seem to ring true for me too. :-) I don't know if people consider me more obnoxious but they have notices that I am more likely to speak up when they say something that doesn't sit well with me. I think I know what I like and what I don't like more now. I know for a while H would frequently get pissed at me because he was used to bulldozing me and I would let him. But, now I am less likely now to do or say things that I don't really mean or want to do. So...I guess H might have some negative things to say about the changes I've made.

One other way I've changed that some people might not like is...I have very little interest in superficial BS kind of conversation. Now I think I listen more closely to what people are saying, ask for clairity if they are being vague, and am more active in making sure there is genuine understanding.

IDK...I think overall the changes I've made have been seen by others as more positive than negative.