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"Ever notice how, if you&amp;amp;#8217;re the baby of the family, you frequently date firstborns, and vice versa? Even my mom is a lastborn and my dad is a firstborn. See, one thing (just one, mind you!) that determines your personality is the order in which you were born, in relation to your siblings (or lack thereof), and the role you played in your family. This article on DrSpock.com breaks down the roles pretty well: The oldest child: the leader, a good citizen, responsible, responsive to parents&amp;amp;#8217; expectations, well-organized, precise, and prone to perfectionism. The youngest child: takes on the baby role, easygoing, spontaneous, used to being noticed and fussed over, charming, and manipulative [MANIPULATIVE?? COME ON, DR. SPOCK, YOU DON&amp;amp;#8217;T REALLY MEAN THAT, NOW DO YOU?]. The middle child: has less of a clear-cut role in the family; instead, they often make a place for themselves outside the family, creating a network of close friends, venturing away from the family physically, and breaking the mold intellectually as well. The only child: often has characteristics both of first children (capable, perfectionistic) and of youngest children (attention-seeking, self-centered). Doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t my older sister Jen (on the right) just look like a leader? (She called herself the &amp;amp;#8220;Taskmaster&amp;amp;#8221; whenever I was goofing off...like, I&amp;#x27;d be dancing around when I was supposed to be packing a suitcase, and she would tell me to get to back to work.) You can see how dating your opposite would really work. If you&amp;amp;#8217;re an only child, your best romantic match is an older brother of sisters, according to this website. If you&amp;amp;#8217;re a middle child, it&amp;amp;#8217;s complicated (click here). If you really want to get into it, you can read about it further in a book called The Birth Order Book of Love: How the #1 Personality Predictor Can Help You Find The One. Was that analysis crazy accurate, or are you an exception? Or, are you skeptical? What is your birth order and the birth order of your guy? More Ways to Get Glamour Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter! Add us to your iGoogle homepage. FREE Beauty Stuff! Enter for your Chance to Win a New Prize Every Day!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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