By my age, you’ve met them all!
The Suave: These kind will blow you off your feet. They are well groomed, elegant in their demeanour and charming in manner. They know how to carry themselves and exactly how to impress. But, mind you, they are complete naturals! They are particular about everything about themselves and whats around them. If you aren’t this kind, they could give you a complex!
The Affected: This kind are incorrigible. They try to be what they aren’t; sometimes they get it right, more often they goof up. After all, keeping up a pretence ain’t that easy. This kind can’t keep one engaged for long.
The Intellectual: Sometimes a combination of the two above, these are the ones that read and think. Interactions with them can be very rewarding. You’ll learn, you’ll share and you’ll be intellectually stimulated. With many interests this kind are multifaceted personalities. Relationships with this kind are vibrant and long lasting, provided you are that kind, too! These are also the kind that switch off easily so it won't matter the kind you are and the relationship could still last, may be.
The Discerning: Oh, these people can be painful! They would demonstrate a great sense of judgement and will often be critical of you. Anything you say or do will be looked at microscopically before being accepted or critiqued. Sometimes they can be terribly discouraging. Worse, if they apply these very rules to others rather than themselves. If you aren’t the kind that can take criticism for long or are looking for encouragement, stay away from this kind. They will do more harm than good to your confidence.
The Egotist: Yeah, there’s a subtle difference from being an egoist! Doesn’t matter what you say or do in this one’s company; these can’t look beyond themselves. A few encounters are fun, if you are meeting this kind for the first time. Else you would keep a safe distance! Not bad at heart, this is just the way they are - either you’ll love them or you’ll despise them. You’d be awfully besotted if you liked this kind!
The Charmer: Oh, this are the very entertaining kind. They will turn on all their charms to keep you in good humour. They would hold the door open, hold your chair as you seat yourself…basically put you first. The main intention being to impress you. Everything about them would be amazing, as long as they are able to keep up the charm factor. If you are the staunch feminist, you’d care two hoots for this kind!
The Shy: Will keep pretty much to himself - speaks only when spoken to. Will turn pink on receiving a compliment and will keep safe distance. This kind can be easy to bully so control your desire to do so. Often inept with social skills, they get hurt easily. They may not be weak, just a tad reclusive. So don’t try to get protective about this kind!
The Fox: Oh, if you have one of this kind in your team, beware! They will try to take credit for everything - whats theirs and not theirs. But the best part is that they do this surreptitiously. You wouldn’t even get a whiff of their game-plans. With such a man, keep your cards close to your chest. They will we very secretive about everything that concerns them, but will want know all about you! If you can, stay away from this kind.
The Controller: The premise this kind work around is that everyone else knows nothing. They will call the shots - where you eat, which movie to watch, when to cross the road…everything. If you like to follow mindlessly, hang out with this kind. They take off some of the thinking-load from you! If you have an independent mind, you’ll have many a squirmish with him.
The Jerk: Stay away from this kind. Most difficult to predict, this kind could be a combination of many kinds! With no fixed personality type, probably due to poor interests and no reading, these are like flubber - they’ll take any shape. Interesting initially, they’d get boring quickly.
The Sexist: Outdated in today’s day and age, this kind should be left to their own devices. They objectify women, and are parochial in their thinking. If you want to avoid confrontations, avoid this kind. These kind will hardly every apologise; if they do, it would come with riders!
The Sweet-talker: While the Charmer may be innocent in his ways, this kind is the dangerous kind. They will use a sense of humour, intelligence and good looks to exploit your affections for them. Intelligent, but intellectually bankrupt, this kind could be perverts with a lone agenda. You get drawn to this kind, and burn yourself. They will exploit and leave, without a word.
Sometimes we make an error in judgement. But then, it takes all kinds to make this World!
Gambler, Kenny Rogers
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