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Originally Posted by graciegirl
What traits are those that matter when you pick friends? A little, or a lot, or not at all?
Age
Gender
General health
Sense of humor
Sense of responsiblity towards rules
How they look
How they dress
Amount of money
Level of success
Educational background
Religion
Political leaning
Acceptance of differences in others.
Size of home
Value family
Value pets
Smoking or not smoking
Drinking or not drinking.
Add to the list if your think of something.
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Oh, Geez!!! What a question! I have to say sense of humor. If someone can laugh or make me laugh, I'm drawn to them. I may change my mind later due to some of your other criteria not being there (I wish you had numbered them, Gracie, so I could just say if 5,13,15,16 are not there, I'm put off), but I have a lot of trouble connecting with people who have no sense of humor.
I also find that my friendships evolve from people who share a hobby/sport/activity. For instance, whenever we've relocated for job reasons, joining a tennis team always brought me friends. Other friends came from school organizations (way back when the kids... you know), church affiliations, etc. Just clicking with people while doing things you like to do.