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Day 26 - What kind of person attracts you.
i'm attracted to the socially awkward. i feel an obvious kinship with other people who would rather tear their eyes out than go to the mall or read cosmo or spend the day at the beach. i like people who can challenge me mentally and win. i like people that can prove me wrong. i like people who are passionate about what they believe in, even if its something i don't agree with (so long as its not being crammed down my throat). i like people who are secure with themselves, but not in that overtly prickish "i'm better than everyone ever" way. more like the "i could go out into the world with my underwear on outside my pants and make YOU feel like a dick for even caring." i like sincerity and loyalty. self-sufficiency - i don't want to have to hold anyone up anymore - is a major attention-getter. not being asked every 5 minutes "what's wrong?" or "are you mad at me?" or "what are you thinking about?" is a total plus. a sense of reality amidst mild conspiracy-theorist tendencies, i.e. knowing when some overly radical theory is bullshit, but knowing that things might not be what they seem. someone who doesn't try to make me feel stupid. someone who finds out my IQ and *doesn't* try to prove wrong anything i say on general principal to show that the "smart kid" is actually dumb. a number on a piece of paper i had to do 5 hours of testing for should not dictate who i am intellectually. someone willing to own up to their mistakes and take responsibility for the repercussions and not assign an external locus of control. someone not afraid to ask for what they want. someone who actually cares about their fellow human beings.
so basically, any of the people closest to me.
i'm attracted to the socially awkward. i feel an obvious kinship with other people who would rather tear their eyes out than go to the mall or read cosmo or spend the day at the beach. i like people who can challenge me mentally and win. i like people that can prove me wrong. i like people who are passionate about what they believe in, even if its something i don't agree with (so long as its not being crammed down my throat). i like people who are secure with themselves, but not in that overtly prickish "i'm better than everyone ever" way. more like the "i could go out into the world with my underwear on outside my pants and make YOU feel like a dick for even caring." i like sincerity and loyalty. self-sufficiency - i don't want to have to hold anyone up anymore - is a major attention-getter. not being asked every 5 minutes "what's wrong?" or "are you mad at me?" or "what are you thinking about?" is a total plus. a sense of reality amidst mild conspiracy-theorist tendencies, i.e. knowing when some overly radical theory is bullshit, but knowing that things might not be what they seem. someone who doesn't try to make me feel stupid. someone who finds out my IQ and *doesn't* try to prove wrong anything i say on general principal to show that the "smart kid" is actually dumb. a number on a piece of paper i had to do 5 hours of testing for should not dictate who i am intellectually. someone willing to own up to their mistakes and take responsibility for the repercussions and not assign an external locus of control. someone not afraid to ask for what they want. someone who actually cares about their fellow human beings.
so basically, any of the people closest to me.