What's implied here personality-wise?

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Filibroski
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28 Jun 2018, 7:26 pm

"As for your overall personality, I'd say you're quiet and reserved but smart and quick-witted with a good head on your shoulders. You can express yourself clearer than you think and debate the best of people under the table [...] it would've been a miracle if the things that affected you growing up didn't manifest negatively in your young adult life; however, because you're so insightful and have a deep understanding of the world at an early age, it thankfully didn't jade you into becoming a dark person."

What's the likely constitutional make-up of such a person and is it likely that they do have a dark side?



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28 Jun 2018, 7:46 pm

Doesn't everyone have a dark side?

What is this about?


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28 Jun 2018, 9:22 pm

I would say that this person is paying you a compliment.

There's probably no "implication" of something else.

The person has a great admiration for your objectivity. You didn’t grow bitter because of how you were treated when you were younger.

Why look for something which isn’t there?



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28 Jun 2018, 10:29 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
Why look for something which isn’t there?

Maybe OP was just checking to make sure there wasn't something else there; Being thorough, not necessarily insistent.

possibly...



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28 Jun 2018, 10:33 pm

I guess it would depend on context—which I’m not privy to.

I was reacting to what was written. It seemed very positive to me.



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28 Jun 2018, 10:38 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I was reacting to what was written. It seemed very positive to me.

I agree.

This seems like something a therapist or psychiatrist would write as a short analysis of an intake or short period.


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28 Jun 2018, 10:39 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I guess it would depend on context—which I’m not privy to.

I was reacting to what was written. It seemed very positive to me.

Yep, total agreement there.



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02 Jul 2018, 4:31 am

Define dark side. Are we talking a morbid sense of humour, or a secret desire to eat children?


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