Love and Feathers
I am just about recovered from Pride. For the record, I never really do pride. I really don’t think all of the partying does nothing to help form solidarity in our community. What’s the point of having performing artists at the club and jacking the price up?
I digress…
Sugar had friends here from Houston, so we did do the club thing one night, but that’s not what I want to write about.
Ever sit and observe people? I mean, it’s one thing to observe them when they are alone and something completely different when you observe them with their chosen mass. I watched this weekend…
It’s funny to me how certain types of personalities are drawn to each other. Friends. You know the saying birds of a feather? While all of their characteristics aren’t going to be the same, they will be enough alike to form some type of bond.
Let’s take this one step further and look at that group of birds with mutual feathers and look at their choices in romantic partners…
I watched the 3 of them…Sugar, one of her bestie’s and her bestie’s brother. All very talkative, cheerful, outspoken people. And I looked us. The romantic interests. Even though one girl wasn’t a current interest, she was a former interest and still matched my theory.
We 3 were the quiet ones. We are quite content with letting them be the supa stars that they are. It was so obvious and I have to wonder if it’s always like that. If a group of people share similar characteristics, will their chosen partners share similar characteristics?
Just a thought…
That is an interesting thought. It would make sense that people that are similar in characteristics are also attracted to similar characteristics.
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I can definitely see that. I’m usually the quiet observer when I’m in a group and enjoy people watching especially when I don’t know everyone well. I think you see beyond the way people choose to present themselves to you as an observer even more sometimes. I know some people will readily embrace anyone equally, but there are definitely preferences and patterns with a lot of people. I do treat people as individuals, BUT there are some types of folks who usually work my nerves after a certain point. Folks that have no sense of humor and obnoxiously rowdy/loud folks stress me out lol. As for others, I have some friends who love being the center of attention and they enjoy people like them around cus it makes it more fun.. they get entertained along with everyone else I guess. Then there are folks I’ve seen who seem to be threatened around people who also are the center of attention type. Like no one should be able to steal their shine, you know? So as you said, even though they aren’t alike, some people prefer the same type of circle to fit into. Just like those who only get along with those who won’t ever challenge them. There is this woman at my job who I notice doesn’t get along with 95% of the people we work with, but the people who say she isn’t that bad are those that you never see disagree with someone [to their face] and who will stay quiet when others are debating/arguing. Mmm hmm. I’m gonna shut up now cus I’m digressing, but yeah I think many of us subconsciously choose friends and partners that are similar in that sense =o)
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