Relationships

   So lets talk about relationships and how birth order affects those relationships. We all know the basic sibling hierarchy since I've gone over it before but I want to tell you about relationships with friends or even a future spouse. Research shows that the middle child is more likely to stay married compared to the oldest or even the youngest. The information I came across while researching checked out when I cross referenced with other articles so that made it easier to research. Also this does have to do with the personality traits but the oldest as we know are more reliable and responsible so they can potentially marry anyone which ultimately gives the oldest an advantage. The eldest can help the youngest or "baby" and the middle who is more agreeing and will let them be the alpha in the group. Now if the eldest child marries another eldest, one of them has to become the alpha since both are used to being in control all the time. I can relate because I always feel the need to be in control in any relationship I am in. Now the middle child is better off with another middle or an oldest due to the fact they are still a little rebellious and need someone to keep them in check. The youngest however is the toughest since they have been babied all their life and need more attention so the oldest would most likely be the best fit.
             
           

             

   Now for relationships with your friends most people know it is easier to identify with the other people in your same birth order. Actually many of my friends are the oldest out of their families birth order. There are also other occasions where and oldest and youngest compliment each other since they are kind of opposites and will balance each other out. However, in my experience I relate better with other oldest children since we can complain about our younger siblings. The middle child as we have discussed is very social due to the fact that they are stuck in the middle at home and can better adapt to basically anyone's birth order. Showing that each person in their birth order compliment each other so you might want to keep that in mind before you tie the knot or choose your new roommate.


Schipani, Denise."How Does Birth Order Affect Relationships?" Woman's Day. Hearst
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