A Friend or a Dopple Ganger?
@heaytheblogger (2876)
Philippines
December 27, 2012 11:39am CST
We all do have people in our lives that we considered to be our friends or someone that has been affiliated and close with. Friendship may come and go, and some do last for a life time. But for some reasons, we do experience failed friendly relationships; some of these are brought up because of miscommunication, inconsistency, betrayal and etc.
One reason why some friendly relationship fails because the other is mimicking you be it how you look, how you act, your favorites etc. it sometimes falls under being envy on your so, called BFF that you feel insecure about yourself with that the genuine friendship is then replaced by this so, called being a dopple ganger. In a way that your friend is acting like you all the time which is really unhealthy in the course of the friendship process.
Have you ever experienced such friendship that was loss because your BFF is copying you? Please share your thoughts…
4 responses
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
28 Dec 12
Fortunately in the circle of friends, we may have something in common like interests and philosophy but still the individuality is very much obvious. Each personality compliments to one another's that's why. Each one respects each other's uniqueness. So no one is doppelgänger to another.
@heaytheblogger (2876)
• Philippines
28 Dec 12
True, we all have different styles and have individuality in terms of what wear and what we really like but for somehow some people go over board and start acting odd trying to imitate their friends most especially on how they look.
Thanks for your response.
@Mavic123456 (21891)
• Thailand
28 Dec 12
I know some friends talk about this they agree on certain ideas like, wearing same design but different colors. Maybe friends adapt one traits, or Cher rain from one another
@heaytheblogger (2876)
• Philippines
29 Dec 12
True, but in a way there are also negative traits on some friends whose the intent is just to mimic without having his or her own originality.
@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 12
I think that when we are young this might be a problem. Insecurity and lack of self esteem can be a real problem for young people and they really have to evaluate you they are, what they want, who they want to be. Who would want to be a dopple ganger? I would much rather be an individual.
@heaytheblogger (2876)
• Philippines
28 Dec 12
Thanks for your reply. i have to agree that immaturity falls trigger on such trait on having friendship with someone and at times most especially young people have insecurities with themselves resulting to mimic their friends in some ways.
Thanks for your respond.
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@celticeagle (189957)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 12
It takes a person a while to grow into themselves and become an individual.
@wongchoiyee (7413)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 12
Yes, some of these people are trying to be your friend and then best friend and copy all your things, normally these are more dopple ganger plus friend. People like this can't be your best friend forever.
@heaytheblogger (2876)
• Philippines
27 Dec 12
True, and worse is that these types of people are taking advantage over this so,called "friendship" they like to keep close to you mainly because they have motives on the friendship line.
Thanks for your response.
@jenny1015 (13359)
• Philippines
28 Dec 12
She wasn't actually my BFF. She was the wife of my brother in law. I never thought of her in a bad way before. Coz both of us love fashion and so I thought that we just share the same likes in terms of clothes, style, color, and all. Then there was this incident that I wanted to buy a Tag Huer watch. So I bought one. A month later, after she gave birth, she also bought the same watch as I had. I just shrugged about it. Coz I thought that the rest of the family was wearing one that time. So, it wasn't a big deal. Then a few months after, I decided to buy myself a set of diamond earrings. I had the money and so I bought it. When she learned about it, she, too bought herself a set of diamond earrings! So, that was the only time that I realized that she was really trying to imitate whatever I had. Then I noticed, even my hair cut and hair color! Some people would thought that we were sisters coz we both got fair skin. And with the same hair cut and color, who wouldn't think of us otherwise?
@heaytheblogger (2876)
• Philippines
28 Dec 12
Thanks for sharing your experience. indeed having someone mimicking you in some little ways can be intimidating and most especially when you just want to wear off a piece without getting noticed by other people because someone is wearing the same thing as yours.
Thanks for your response.
