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A self portrait

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Helga
, 01-29-2012 at 06:09 PM (1384 Views)
I was wondering how you describe yourself. Is it possible to give a realistic description of yourself? Do you define yourself with your taste in music, books or movies. I could tell people my five favorite movies, musicians and authors but does that mean people know anything about me. Probably not because I read books by more authors than I list as my favorite and none of my favorite movies is in the genre I usually prefer movies to be in. Music maybe but that changes with time, for example this time last year I heard of John Grant for the first time but now he is one of my favorite, same with Coconut Records. I wonder about this because I am in general against people setting me up on dates or trying to because it usually just reveals how little they know me.

Five qualities or five faults? maybe what I consider a quality someone else doesn't. I think I can only say I'm normal, no more no less. There was an article in the paper the other day, a short chat with three women who are married to famous (icelandic) athletes, and they had to say what was in the last text message they got from them. It was all 'I miss you so much' or 'I love you more' or some crap like that. I didn't think people did that, I asked my brothers and one of them does. I couldn't stand getting messages like that!

I am not the romantic type (is that an accurate description), I'm not a very pretty girl. For some reason all girls try and get me to use make-up, I don't get that. I'm just normal and I like that (for the most part).

Now I don't like being set up on dates and I don't like going into town to meet people so that equals to meeting zero people. OK that's fine right now.

When you meet people how can you make sure you are meeting the person they really are. I once heard it said that you spend three months showing a side you think they like, than the next three months revealing who you really are and then three months to figure out if you like the person you have been with for the last 6 months. That is 9 months. I took me 5 years cause I'm kinda slow.

Also people tend to misunderstand the things I say, I seem to have a small problem with getting things out of my head correctly, maybe that is just a part of me being slow.

All I know is I can't make a self portrait.
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  1. Virgil's Avatar
    Yeah, I know what you mean. There are many books that I like but do reflect who I am, so I couldn't use that as a criteria. Same goes with music. There are my favorite things that I love that would give you an idea of me. There are things I support that would might fill that out. Of course my identity and family would round it out. Qualities and flaws would add to it too, but it's deceiving to think one really knows one's qualities and flaws.
  2. Helga's Avatar
    that is true, you might put something on your list as a quality that nobody can see in you, something you want but don't have.
  3. Dark Muse's Avatar
    I consider myself to be a contradiction of myself, which the very few people who are really close to me, would totally get that, but it is hard to explain to other people. But there are a lot of aspects of my personality that seem to be in direct contradiction to each other, but make their own sort of sense in my head.
  4. Virgil's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Virgil
    There are many books that I like but do reflect who I am, so I couldn't use that as a criteria.
    Oops, that's a typo. I meant to say "...but do not reflect who I am..."

    Sorry about that. I hope you understood.