I am the youngest, and I have found that suprisingly all of the girls I have been involved with or interested in have been the oldest or second oldest. One time a girl I was chatting with/dating actually told me you kind of remind me of my younger brother. Am I the only one to notice this; is there any truth to my suspicions.
2007-03-23 09:18:54 · 13 answers · asked by michael H 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
NO, by birth order I mean if you have siblings that are older or younger, not your actual age and your partners actual age.
2007-03-23 09:27:25 · update #1
Yes, actually some psychologists think birth order is very important. I remembered that Alfred Alder was one of the first that had something to say about this so I looked it up on wiki:
Alfred Adler (1870-1937), an Austrian psychiatrist, and a contemporary of Sigmund Freud and Gustav Jung, was one of the first theorists to suggest that birth order influences personality. He argued that birth order often can leave an indelible impression on the individual's style of life, which is a habitual way of dealing with the tasks of friendship, love, and work. Other factors that may be equally influential are: parental attitudes; organ inferiority, illness, and disability; gender confusion; or social, economic and religious circumstances. Any overburdening factor may intensify normal inferiority feelings and lead to unconscious compensations or over-compensations (i.e, an extremely talented older or younger sibling). Other birth order factors that should be considered are: the spacing in years between siblings; the total number of children; and the changing circumstances of the parents over time. Adler suggested that birth order does not cause any direction of personality development, but it may be used by the individuals as a building brick for their freely chosen style of life and fictional final goal. Many researchers, in attempting to prove or disprove the sole effects of birth order, cite the complexity of other influences.
2007-03-23 10:14:10 · answer #1 · answered by dreamer_525 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birth Order Compatibility
2016-10-06 12:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I asked a similar question sometime back. How coincidental that you mention the youngest and the oldest compatibility! I am interested in the same. I have been involved with a guy who is the youngest of 3 in his family. I am the oldest of 2 in my family. I simply love this guy. And I have *always* thought how adorable he is, and how similar he seems to my younger brother. I even told this to my Mom. I don't know if it has something to do with young-old characteristics, or is it just coincidental, that his personality/nature is very very similar to my younger brother. I did do some research on the internet and found some interesting facts like the oldest and the youngest make very good matches. Something to do with the youngest looking to be pampered & looked after & a bit dependent, and the older one wanting to be protective & wanting to take some decisions, since they have grown up being more responsible for their siblings. But the downside to this is, the youngest not being very responsible could hv negative effects on the relationship. Ofcourse, I would never generalize though...since every person is different...based on different upbringing and learnings.
But it is interesting, isn't it? If you come across any literature...feel free to share :).
2007-03-23 09:58:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I once pondered the very same idea, but didn't have yahoo answers to connect with other people to compare. my ex wife was at the same pecking order as me and I have a dead brother. ( there were 6 children from each of our families), many other females have been at the same pecking order. I am a few years older than the ex as well. I have dated a lot of baby girls as well, as the current one is a baby girl. so it is an exception, not a rule.
2007-03-23 09:36:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can see where you are coming from i am the second youngest in the family, i am the youngest girl an dalways seem to end up with the oldest male.
2007-03-23 10:07:16 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Some say that it is a factor. Mostly, only children and first borns are not compatible because they're both used to be the leader. Middle children are generally the peacemakers and get along with everyone.
2007-03-23 09:24:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
To be honest, it doesn't make a huge difference. My boyfriend is 2 1/2 years younger than me but probably has a more mature outlook. Coincidental maybe ?Age is a state of mind (within reason, of course!).
EDIT- So sorry, I totally misunderstood your question! In answer again, I would still have to say no. Looking at the people I have met I would that it has made little or no difference.
SORRY!!
2007-03-23 09:24:09 · answer #7 · answered by Ginny Jin 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No i do no longer think of faith performs roles as to wheere someone is a jerk or no longer i think of its frequently on how they have been raised and how there mum and dad taught them a thank you to handle others. yet on a similar time someone grows their very very own thoughts and may be a jerk because of the fact of acquaintances and society ask them to. working example many men or women persons could be peer compelled into making exciting of somebody while there faith and fogeys and themselves comprehend its no longer correct
2016-10-01 09:28:44 · answer #8 · answered by barksdale 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as the youngest i always seem to pic the baby of a family 2 so i do think there is something in it
2007-03-23 09:50:24 · answer #9 · answered by mudfish 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the order in which you are born can affect your relationship at times
my daughter has just started school and they anted to know where she came in the family
2007-03-23 09:33:51 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋