The Parent

The parent, like the moniker suggests, is a friend that often reminds us of our parents. In both good and bad ways. Its nice to have a caring friend that we can rely on, but at the same time, another person nagging us to do something 'for our own good' is never fun ^^;

A common characteristic of the parent is to be extraordinary caring. The parent usually worries about our well being and constantly goes out of their way to ensure that we're comfortable, safe, and happy at all times. In addition to that, they often advise us when we face problems and give us guidance. Most people are very thankful to have the parent as a friend, and oftentimes feel very secure with such a person.

However, the parent is one of the most difficult character to get into a relationship with, which is surprising considering the fact that a caring personality is a desirable characteristic. There really isn't a problem with the parent (aside from the risk of becoming overbearing like a protective parent), the thing is, it is more of a matter of difference in point of view, there is a different level of respect.

Oftentimes, the parent sees their closest friends as someone to be protected, 'don't worry, I have you under my wing~' they boldly claim. While this is honorable and all, such a mindset gets in the way of having mutual respect. I'm not saying that the parent looks down on all their friends, but they often succumb to assuming that they have to take the leading position and might sometimes impose themselves on others, trampling their peer's wishes even though they have good intentions.

In the same vein, we also tend to look at the parent on a different level. Due to their guidance and security they provide to us, we often look up to the parent and treat them with a certain level of respect. Again, while this is a good thing, it might create a barrier between us and the parent, making us unable to act naturally or be talk freely around them - and anytime we have to control your behavior around someone, we can never be completely comfortable or at ease.

What's important, then, is to achieve a sense of mutual respect. Then we can have a healthy relationship with  these noble characters who give us much needed sense of security, especially away from our families~ and who knows, with mutual respect, you might be able to return the deed to them as well! Many times, (but not all!) relationships with the parent often end up becoming very close knit, but erring more towards siblings or parents (for lack of a better term) ..or like a member of an extended family :)

The Studious Girl

Almost everyone that goes (or went) to school would know the studious girl. Though nobody really knows for sure how they exactly came into existence. Most studious girls are an enigma to their school friends as the only things most people seem to know about them is that they're really smart, score really well, are very responsible, hardworking, and... studies in their free time? Gee, I don't know.. I was too busy asking her the answers for our homework.. ^^;

Studious girls are also the victims of the clark-kent-superman syndrome, where if they remove their glasses (and/or studious demeanor),  they stand out supremely and attract lots of attention. It's only natural that these girls then get tons of guys lining up after them, not to mention that there are many (sick) guys who like studious (and obedient) looking girls to begin with :D;

Unfortunately, most guys get blown away by the extreme coldness of a studious girl (in the relationship department, most studious girls are shyly friendly and nice people overall ^^). The natural reaction to this is to conclude that "ah.. she's been buried in books all her life, she doesn't really know how to handle relationships.. and so she's also a little blunt.. It's okay! I'll try harder next time!!"

Hold your horses, boy. While that's often the case, there's a lot more to it. Studious girls are not stupid.. lol duh I mean, they're not living under a rock. They're more than capable of understanding about relationships and very often, they actually realize it if boys are 'going after' them. The real reason why studious girls are extremely cold towards relationships (usually), is because they don't even need it.

Most studies[1] indicate that studious girls are generally very mature and think a lot about their studies and their career, leaving little, if no time for frivolous dating and relationships. Of course, if the right opportunity[2] comes up, they'd be more than able to recognize it and there are many cases of studious girls with successful relationships. I'd also like to add that studious girls are not all stuffy and boring, no, they do know how to have fun like you and me, it's just that know when to have fun and when to.. do other (more important) stuff :P

In a relationship, studious girls are very mature and often think ahead in terms of the health and sustainability of their relationship. In some cases, she might have a very definite and clear idea of what a relationship should be, and will do her best to reinforce / live up to it. It's not an easy task to argue with a studious girl as her maturity helps her back up all her arguments sufficiently and logically. In the same vein, it takes logic and maturity to get your points across to her ^^

Basically, studious girls are pretty open and friendly girls to begin with ^^ the biggest mistake one could make is to assume that they're (social) recluses or live under a rock. It's important to get to know them more instead of asking for the answers for homework.The biggest barrier to getting to know (and understanding) studious girls is the assumption that they only thing you have in common in studies or homework (and who likes to talk about that?). They are not supplementary books, they have interests like you and me~ (though some might be geekier than others :P) don't judge a book by it's cover ;P

[1] Siew, K. (2021) People I haven't met and what they didn't tell me. Journal of Totally Made Up Stuff  9(3), 14-36

[2] That is, if she meets a mature and suitable guy. Emphasis on 'mature'

The Emotional Boy

not to be confused with the emo-kid.

The emotional boy is a peculiar kind of person. On one hand, he's as normal as you and me, but on the other, he does things that we would normally be too embarrassed to even remember doing.

When one looks upon an emotional boy, one would normally see a attractive looking boy. Emphasis on the boy part. Emotional boys are usually youthful looking and have very boyish and pretty boy looks, in contrast to the chiseled weathered manly look or the rugged, bad boy look.

Emotional boys usually seem lonely due to their nature to skew towards being loners. This is mainly due to their inherent nature to be shy, reserved, or a combination of both. They usually bottle up their feelings and keep everything to themselves. 

Many a girl (and guy) have fallen pray to the natural parental instinct of wanting to protect and befriend these delicate creatures, but many have failed miserable due to the lack of comprehension between the two parties that is so required for a healthy relationship :(

In a relationship, emotional boys are extremely caring and loving, giving their partners extreme amounts of attention and care - because subconsciously, they want expect to be treated the same way. Emotional boys are often hopeless romantics and have a strong idea of how a relationship is supposed to be, resulting in tremendous amounts of expectations.

One can liken emotional boys to glass bottles, beautiful and fragile. They loves to store things inside them, but shatter dramatically when under enough pressure. Their shattered fragments easily hurt those that are close to them, and cut deep wounds in those who try to embrace them. 

If one would be interested in getting close to an emotional boy, keep in mind his fragility and most importantly, try your best to understand his expectations as well as learn to recognize when he's bottling things inside him. Enough patience and experience will teach you how to exactly handle one with care and have a successful relationship ^_^