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undyingking) wrote2010-11-12 06:07 pm
undyingking) wrote2010-11-12 06:07 pm
Sib sib sib
There's been a lot of research into personality, intelligence etc effects of one's birth order, ie. being the youngest, middle, only, etc. Results are mostly highly disputed, with each study showing some effect met by another showing none. About the only thing that seems certain is that if a man has mutiple older brothers he's more likely to be gay.
Rather than go into all that, though, I wanted to do a quick survey that will allow us to jump to all kinds of crazy and unfounded conclusions – or not, as the case might be.
One thing I've noticed myself, although I've yet to assess it properly, is that quite a lot of my closer friends are either elder, eldest or only children1. (I myself am the middle one of three.) In particular, of the five women with whom I've had serious relationships in my life, three are the eldest of three siblings, and the other two are the elder of two siblings. There's probably something very Freudian going on there… but enough about me! – this is about you!
[Poll #1643741]
Note: count step-, half-, and prematurely deceased siblings in the normal way if you spent most of your childhood living with them, but not otherwise. Similarly, don't count siblings who are much much older or younger than you. Use common sense with adopted / fostered children, or if you were so yourself. Basically, we want to know where you were in the sibling group you spent your formative years in.
1 And yes, I do realize there are going to be more of these around than the other kinds. But even so.
Rather than go into all that, though, I wanted to do a quick survey that will allow us to jump to all kinds of crazy and unfounded conclusions – or not, as the case might be.
One thing I've noticed myself, although I've yet to assess it properly, is that quite a lot of my closer friends are either elder, eldest or only children1. (I myself am the middle one of three.) In particular, of the five women with whom I've had serious relationships in my life, three are the eldest of three siblings, and the other two are the elder of two siblings. There's probably something very Freudian going on there… but enough about me! – this is about you!
[Poll #1643741]
Note: count step-, half-, and prematurely deceased siblings in the normal way if you spent most of your childhood living with them, but not otherwise. Similarly, don't count siblings who are much much older or younger than you. Use common sense with adopted / fostered children, or if you were so yourself. Basically, we want to know where you were in the sibling group you spent your formative years in.
1 And yes, I do realize there are going to be more of these around than the other kinds. But even so.