Are you highly susceptible to the influence of friends?

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and/or lovers?

― youn, Thursday, 15 September 2005 15:35 (twenty years ago)

73 'you'll have to ask my wife/husband' gags by midnight.

― Sociah T Azzahole (blueski), Thursday, 15 September 2005 15:40 (twenty years ago)

Thank you for rescuing it from bold font.

― youn, Thursday, 15 September 2005 15:43 (twenty years ago)

Yes, I am, but less so than before.

― suckling pig at a rave (alix), Thursday, 15 September 2005 15:47 (twenty years ago)

I changed my name to Joey cos of Friends. They were great. If they told me to kill, I would.

― Kv_nol (Kv_nol), Thursday, 15 September 2005 15:59 (twenty years ago)

― ai lien (kold_krush), Thursday, 15 September 2005 18:00 (twenty years ago)

You complete me.

― Who the hell do you THINK I am? I'm the goddamn Batman! (Barima), Thursday, 15 September 2005 18:02 (twenty years ago)

YEP EVERYTIME I SEE A FOLK SINGER IN MY LOCAL STARBUCKS I GRAB THE MIC AND DO MY OWN ROCKIN' RENDITION OF SMELLY CAT!

― CUSTO PASSANTINOS, Thursday, 15 September 2005 18:03 (twenty years ago)

Considering most of my mates verge on being junkies and I'm a complete teetotaler with very little in common with them -- no.

― Ian Riese-Moraine: Let this bastard out, and you'll get whiplash! (Eastern Mantr, Thursday, 15 September 2005 18:53 (twenty years ago)

I am only influenced by my friends in the areas of music, literature, food, movies, leisure activities, dating, sexual experimentation, educational choices and career options. Other than that, I'm my own woman.

― C J (C J), Thursday, 15 September 2005 18:58 (twenty years ago)

Oh CJ, I love you so.

― luna (luna.c), Thursday, 15 September 2005 18:59 (twenty years ago)

"What does that tattoo say?"

"'Individual'."

"Why've you go that then?"

"Because all my mates do."

― Who the hell do you THINK I am? I'm the goddamn Batman! (Barima), Thursday, 15 September 2005 19:01 (twenty years ago)

I have a feeling I'm a worse influence on most of my friends than they are on me. There are a tiny handful of people with whom its the other way round - coincidentally I think all of them post on ILX.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Thursday, 15 September 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

Yes. But I also tend to be an influence on them. I thought that give and take was what friendships were.

― M. White (Miguelito), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

maybe

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 15 September 2005 21:43 (twenty years ago)

partners yes, to a degree. friends, very very little.

― jimmy glass (electricsound), Thursday, 15 September 2005 22:15 (twenty years ago)

I don't think I'm influenced by the people in my life very much. In fact, I think I'm the antithesis of someone who is influenced by people around them.

― Bombed Out and Depleted / Kate (papa november), Thursday, 15 September 2005 22:22 (twenty years ago)

I'm with Jim - I tend to absorb some of my partners interests, I never mean to but it happens. Friends, I usually already have a fair whack in common with so whats to change?

Which is why I'm a bit puzzled by this:
Considering most of my mates verge on being junkies and I'm a complete teetotaler with very little in common with them -- no.

Um, why are such people yr friends?

― Trayce (trayce), Thursday, 15 September 2005 23:41 (twenty years ago)

I used to be, until I started hanging out here.

― k/l (Ken L), Thursday, 15 September 2005 23:43 (twenty years ago)

I typically choose friends who I tend to agree with on most important issues, and whose opinions I respect. Taking that into account, I think I take what my friends say very much to heart. Is that the same as being susceptible?

― Laura H. (laurah), Thursday, 15 September 2005 23:58 (twenty years ago)

The correct answer for me is: yes, until I know them well enough, at which point the "Narcissism of Small Differences" kicks in.

― k/l (Ken L), Friday, 16 September 2005 00:03 (twenty years ago)

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