Have you ever noticed that being around unintelligent people can make you feel stupid yourself? And the reverse as well, being around intelligent people can make you tap into those brain cells in your head that occassionally bump into one another. I have a few friends that I consider to be highly intelligent, and just talking with them on the phone makes me feel more cerebral. Whereas, I have some other acquaintances that I consider to be on the average to a smidge below average range on the ole IQ, and being around them makes me feel...well...maybe not dumber, but less inclined to focus on intelligent topics and more inclined to talk about generally unimportant things.
Ya know what I mean?? I have a couple friends that are flakes, pure and simple. I myself have ventured into "flake-dom" a couple times. But these people have taken up permanent residence. While they are extremely nice, thoughtful, sweet people, they are not very smart. Being around them never challenges me intellectually, which is fine. That is not what I gain from those relationships.
I don't know, it just fascinates me how different relationships provide us with different things in life. We have those people that provide for us physically, emotionally, mentally, or any combination of the three. Hopefully we provide for them as well in some capacity or the whole relationship is doomed. Friends, family, significant others, children...there is something to gain from each of these. It's just a matter of what.
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