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Think my friends and I are a bit like spice girls... the sporty one, the posh one, the ditzy one and so forth... I mean, if we were all similar, wouldn't we end up picking the same guy, same clothes, etc??
My range of friends definitely covers diverse. My oldest friends are a pretty average bunch I've known since I was a teen, In my 20's - 30's I made some pretty influential friends, Hiltons among others. In my 40's because of my business I've made many friends in the skateboarding community from the Dogtown guys through the street skating scene so thats a vast age group. I guess looking at my friends as a whole they lean towards trendy and most of them do well financially. My wifes friends from her younger days looked like your typical beach bums but all of her close female friends are very attractive educated women.
I love to watch people over at the huge regional shopping mall near my home. One thing I have been noticing recently is the physical and style similarities of people who hang out together. People seem to have a sixth sense for determining where they fit in the beauty, class, style, and social status front and pick friends who are similar in that way.
While there are serious exceptions, I notice that most women who hang out together seem to be of equal status when it comes to their appearance, weight, social and economic status, and popularity. For example, rarely will you see a very overweight woman friends with a real skinny woman. Beautiful girls will hang out with other beauty queens. Women who buy really expensive looking clothes will hang out with others who share a similar fashion and spending philosophy.
How are your friends when it comes to matching your social, economic and appearance status? (No PC talk or denial people!)
I have a few friends who are well below myself in economic status and physical appearance. I'm not saying I'm drop dead gorgeous but I'm about 101lbs, whereas the friend I currently spend the most time with is well overweight, possibly even obese. I don't know her exact weight. She also makes far less money than I do and had a poorer education (though that does not mean she is less intelligent than I am).
In even high school, although my best friend came from the same social background, she was very overweight, whereas I weighed about 98lbs.
Of course I do also have other friends who are more similar in social status and physical appearance to myself - but that doesn't mean I don't have friends who break this stereotype. I'm not sure this is as rare as you seem to think it is. If you saw me with my sister in law, you'd probably stereotype us as similar women sticking together but the very next day you could see me with one of my overweight friends. Sorry if that's too PC for you but it's the truth.
I don't know. One of my best friends is a cabinet maker. In a lot of ways, he's a blue-collar guy. But he and I love to talk (He reads a lot) and we have a similar sense of humor. He makes fun of my neighborhood and I make fun of his living out in the sticks. He and his wife are always a welcome addition to our parties, and certainly have never met with any snobbery from our friends.
I think it's more of a matter of moving in the same circles than selecting people based on income, weight or some other criteria. As they say, out of sight, out of mind. We've just made an effort to stay in touch with each other over the years. And it's a rare couple of months where we're not either having dinner or lunch together.
Thinking about it I would say that intellectually we all tend to be more or less similar. Most are college educated, and those that aren't have street smarts.
Financially it's all over the place, some don't have much and others have cash coming out of their ears.
Looks wise it's also very diverse, I think most of my friends are pretty, but size wise they range from a size 0, to morbidly obese. I really try not to judge people on their weight or looks. I guess I prefer to go shopping and stuff with women who are more middle of the road size wise as it means we can shop in the same stores!
I am extremely attractive and none of my friends have been like me in that way. My attractiveness usually embarrasses or make people feel insecure or nervous.
All of the friends have had a sense of humor and are articulate like me.
I am extremely attractive and none of my friends have been like me in that way. My attractiveness usually embarrasses or make people feel insecure or nervous.
All of the friends have had a sense of humor and are articulate like me.
I am extremely attractive and none of my friends have been like me in that way. My attractiveness usually embarrasses or make people feel insecure or nervous.
All of the friends have had a sense of humor and are articulate like me.
Why would anyone be embarrassed by someone's attractiveness?
I am extremely attractive and none of my friends have been like me in that way. My attractiveness usually embarrasses or make people feel insecure or nervous.
Not to mention your rampant self-esteem issues. C'mon, Arty, you need to love yourself more.
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