MattJD said:
The person who studies one style will master it.
Perhaps.
The person who more than one style (crosstrains) will master none.
Untrue, though a common misperception.
In other words you can be a exeptional practitioner at one style or a ok practicioner at two or more styles.
Or, with practice, exceptional at both. It just takes longer.
A person shouldn't play around with different styles. I think it's disrespectful.
"Disrespectful?" To whom? What country do you live in, and what culture do you subscribe to? In the US, and other western societies, learning from multiple teachers is not only permissible, but the standard... From elementary school through the final levels of higher education our culture espouses the belief that learning from those who have specialized knowledge in order to broaden our own understanding is not only acceptable, but the standard for realization of one's own potential. How is this any different, really?
The only person who would feel any "disrespect" is the teacher who does not have the student's best interests in mind, the teacher for whom development and learning have ceased or, for the teacher who has found his/her niche art. Not everyone is a) so self-centered, b) so close to the end of their learning curve, or c) so lucky as to have found "where they belong."
Kind of like flicking the channels on T.V.
No, that's "dojo hopping," and an entirely different issue altogether.
You have to have respect for your style and the fact that you want to try out a different style while taking your original style means that you don't have respect for your current style.
Please, elaborate on this more... How is it "disrespectful" to your "style?" The style, as a nonentity, cannot feel respect nor disrespect. What is there to respect if the style is lacking in something, be it technique or "something else" that leaves the student feeling unfulfilled, and so the student desires to look elsewhere for fulfillment?
Just because a person begins with one art does not mean that is the only art they will ever practice. It may likely be the only art close enough or cheap enough to begin lessons in! It is wholly unrealistic to state someone should "respect" an art, and continue to train in that art, when they are not happy in said training (unhappy for the right reasons, not just because training is difficult).
By this I mean your current style does not suit who you are. Which means you have to do some searching in your mind to descover what style you could come to respect and dedicate your time to knowing it's the best style for you to be studying.
Find a style that suits your personality and stick with it.
And it would seem that you have misread everything entirely... TKDGirl likes the classes she's in, but is interested in finding something else. What she is taking, though she enjoys the training, is not suiting her needs and desires.