How we select our friends.
Have you ever wondered what led you to your current circle of friends? For some people , it’s so easy to interact with people thus making friends but for some , it’s like climbing Mount Everest . Recently , I came across an article about tulpas . Tulpas are imagined sentient companions who exist within the mind of their human hosts and have their own individual personality despite sharing the same mental space. For example if the host personality is fearful and shy, the tulpa is courageous and fearless . The tulpa will step in when the host personality is down in the dumps. The point is, the host personality differs from the tulpa in terms of complementary personality traits. Now, the complementarity principle states that people choose friends who are different from them.Individuals seek out acquaintances who have opposing viewpoints.They want their ideas and perspectives to be questioned. Some people are not adventurous. As a result, they seek out com...