does position in families affect our social lives?

Question

in other words, are the first born more prone to get along with other first borns in other families, so on and so forth. is there some kind of scientific research conducted to kind of prove this?

Answer 1

i am the oldest child and i married my husband who is also the oldest. usually it is the opposite. oldest like the younger or middle child instead because the oldest are more likely take charge and want to be the boss. youngest are more carfree and the only children have a tendency to be more independent, well so i learned in college life span psychology

Answer 2

The problem with those studies is that they don't seem to take into account people who actually don't quite fit into those positions. I actually don't know what I would be considered in birth order. I'm not the oldest but I couldn't really be considered the baby of the family because there's nobody between me and my sister. I'm the younger of two children. My husband doesn't really quite fit either. He came from a family where one of the parents had children from a previous marriage. He's his mother's fourth child but his father's first. What would he be considered as far as family positions go?

Answer 3

Birth order can have an affect on personality, intelligence, career success, etc. So, this in turn can affect friendships, marriage partner, and other relationships.