Do you think people every really change?

We all know people. People who are always late, people that are cheap, people that are just waiting for you to stop talking so they can talk but don't really contribute to the conversation unless it is about them. People that are chronically irresponsible and refuse to grow up. It isn't always negative either, there are people that are generous and people that are always positive no matter what. ( my psych nurse friend tells me these people are on medication he he) just wondering what you all think - I have found that the core of people - whether negative or positive tends to run the same but in varying degrees.

Do you think people every really change?
i hear you on that, and totally agree. But I personally was the negative kind...was addicted to a bunch of different drugs and was an "alocoholic" before I even turned 21. I'm still not 21 yet, but I turned my life upside down and one day just quit everything and changed...I now have the most spectacular girlfriend, my own place, and am a fully certified Paramedic/Firefighter saving lives and saving people who are just like I used to be on the streets every day :D . There are real life success stories not on TV every day.
Reply:People can change, but not everyone. i'm not saying people who are rapists or abusers im saying some people just had no ability to change and some do have it, weather they use it is up to them. some people change because of a life changing incident. A person who uses drugs suddenly is going to have a baby can straighten up for that child on their own without someone forcing them too. a person can turn into a serial killer because they had a sheltered life and was forced into the real world and couldn't handle it. so yes people can change but some just can't, no one knows until it happens or doesn't happen. that is what i believe.
Reply:they can acted diffrent but there still the same people
Reply:yes, its called maturity
Reply:no i dont agree
Reply:It is difficult to say whether or not they can, because they only change if they want to, and even then, if it is a deeply engrained part of their personality, it may be difficult to change. However, if their behavior is a reflection of certain circumstances in their life, changing those circumstances may lead to changes in behavior, but not necessarily personality.
Reply:A lot of people get "set in their ways" and refuse to change..even if it would be better for them...unless something spiritual happens to them or they fall in love.
Reply:They can......but if they dont want to change,they simply wont
Reply:nnnope only time changes.
Reply:I honestly think people can change. They just to find themselves. Or anything for that matter that changes the way they think. People can change as easily as thier opinion.