If you were someone else, would you like you?

[Cyanist]

Recently I've been *Ahem* having bad relations with people, which goes against my childhood conviction that I would be loved by all... (you can stop laughing now).
It's not necessarily a lack of manners on my part or anything, people just have different values (or something).
So, lately I've been doubting yet another childhood 'absolute' mainly: If this world were more populated by clones of perfect little me, everything would be sooo better! (cue glittery sparkle sound effects).
Unfortunately, I keep running into people like me and - you guessed it - I cannot STAND them.
So, I'm asking: If you were someone else, would you like you?

[Crescent]

Haha I wonder the same thing sometimes..I guess upon first impressions I'm a snobby, aloof bitch so thats a No..but if you happen to be in my company a lot more you see more of -still aloof, quiet, animated, funny and weird 'Me'. All of which I love and most fkers don't SO yes I would like me as someone else.

[Josh_R]

If I was someone else I would probably hate myself. I am generally a prick to most people.

[Clint]

If I were somebody else, I would most likely be too busy discovering the intricacies of intergalactic trade law to bother getting to know myself.

If I have the time, I would show myself a little bit of flim-flam, and if the Red Right Hand of Eastwood brought me to my knees, then there's no denying that I'm an awesome person.

[Polk]

If I were somebody else I would probably try to make out with me and then it would just be awkward for everybody.

[Rowan]

wow, I honestly dont know. Thats a good question. I suppose I generally like everyone who's well mannered and considerate, and seeing as to how im not a back stabbing prick I can trust that myself would be as honest as myself which would make myself comfortable to be around myself.

[Lacquer Head]

I certainly already...dislike myself, but in person, I try to be polite and mind my manners and such, I tend to think of myself as a gentleman. But when I get to know people, I can be annoying, I like to **** with people. I can also see a complete mental clone as being difficult to deal with. It would probably bring out our more primal instincts as a personal threat or something. However, if the questions involves me being another person completely, now that just depends on who I am lol

[Order]

I would get along with myself just fine, as long as my 3rd person self was not a fat, lazy sack of crap. Then I'd probably hate my original self for being so awesome.
Jealousy, more or less.

I am, in fact so likeable and impressive that there should be a TV show about me. There should then be movies based on episodes from the TV show.
People should have posters of me in their homes with my quotes overlayed.

[che]

I would love the shit out of me. I'd date myself hard and have lots of sex with me.

[Order]

Che, I believe that completely.
Im actually not really surprised by your response as much as if anyone else had said it.

[Lacquer Head]

and have lots of sex with me.

Don't you already do that? o:

[che]

Che, I believe that completely.
Im actually not really surprised by your response as much as if anyone else had said it.

Don't blame you!

Don't you already do that? o:

Yes.

[OceanEyes28]

I would probably think that I didn't like me very much, but then I'd get to know me, and realize that that's just how my face looks.

(a lot of people tell me - after some time has passed - that they thought I didn't like them when I first met them (as if I knew enough about them to be anything but indifferent). I suppose I can be initially standoffish, even though I'm not trying to be. I'm actually very nice!)

[Pete]

I'm not gonna lie, it depends on my mood when I meet myself. I can be kind of standoffish, but that goes away once I feel like you're not really a ****. At that point, I'd probably start talking about sports with myself, because if I'm me, and I know me, I can talk about sports with a cool dude. Or perhaps get drunk with myself and talk about life, because I tend to do that if I've been drinking.

Ultimately, I'd probably like meeting me and hanging out. I'm pretty chill and laid back, and I think I would be amused with the sarcastic remarks and bizarre references to both the Simpsons and random movies.

[Yoko]

I would fall in love with myself instantly and never let her go. Ever! If she made me let her go, I would be the saddest person on the planet. I know this has happened to a lot of people. I can be a cruel bitch when this happens. When I don't like someone....I reeeally don't like them. My problem is that I don't have the guts to tell them. In other cases, when I like a person, I also don't have the guts to tell them. So it's a massive "What the **** did you do that for?" inside my head.

If I saw myself on the street and I knew it was me, I'd friend her instantly. Maybe more than friend because I would know that I'm bisexual and would want to do that kind of stuff. It just takes a little convincing sometimes is all. I don't know if I would want to date myself though. I can be quite the handful.

[Heartless Angel]

Yes. God, yes. I wish there were more people like me in the world. That isn't to say I have some silly superiority complex and look down on everyone else, just that I find it sad that there seem to be so few people anywhere that understand me, and that I can understand. I'd love to have debates with myself, because I don't really care what side of an argument I have to support if I'm arguing for argument's sake. So we'd have some pretty deep philosophical debates. A second brain like mine would also make for an excellent partner in theory building. bouncing ideas off of each other, two mes could come up with all kinds of crazy shit.

I would love the shit out of me. I'd date myself hard and have lots of sex with me.

If I saw myself on the street and I knew it was me, I'd friend her instantly. Maybe more than friend because I would know that I'm bisexual and would want to do that kind of stuff. It just takes a little convincing sometimes is all. I don't know if I would want to date myself though. I can be quite the handful.

The important question here then becomes, would having sex with a clone of yourself be gay, or just the ultimate masturbation?

[Yoko]

The important question here then becomes, would having sex with a clone of yourself be gay, or just the ultimate masturbation?

Well, since I am bi, It would still classify myself as bi. If 2 clones were going at it, it is still sex. Masturbation is something you do with yourself. As soon as another person is involved, it's sex. Get it? In other words, I want to clone myself really badly. I would love me for the rest of my life.

As for our conversations...I'm sure they would be no different than the conversations I already have with myself. They help me figure things out and make better decisions. If it was an actual human being I was talking to, it would make me seem a little less crazy I think.

[Lacquer Head]

I would fall in love with myself instantly and never let her go. Ever! If she made me let her go, I would be the saddest person on the planet. I know this has happened to a lot of people. I can be a cruel bitch when this happens. When I don't like someone....I reeeally don't like them. My problem is that I don't have the guts to tell them. In other cases, when I like a person, I also don't have the guts to tell them. So it's a massive "What the **** did you do that for?" inside my head.

If I saw myself on the street and I knew it was me, I'd friend her instantly. Maybe more than friend because I would know that I'm bisexual and would want to do that kind of stuff. It just takes a little convincing sometimes is all. I don't know if I would want to date myself though. I can be quite the handful.

Well this thread just got waaaaaay more interesting.

The important question here then becomes, would having sex with a clone of yourself be gay, or just the ultimate masturbation?

It would be sodomy. Just like sex with an identical twin

But would it be incest?

[Heartless Angel]

Masturbation is something you do with yourself.

As soon as another person is involved, it's sex.

But when the other person IS yourself, which rule applies?

[Lacquer Head]

Gay sex doesn't "make" some one gay... But if you're asking if it is gay sex, then yes, yes it is.

[Pete]

Hmmm, the question though, is if you were someone else. To be fair, through my interactions with others, and getting hit on on bars and the like, usually people tend to think I'm cute or mildly to moderately attractive... until I open my mouth. The people who get my humor and understand that while some of the things I say might sound messed up, I'm not a horrible person, but just being funny with my type of humor.

And no, it's not because my breath stinks or I have bad teeth.

It makes me wonder, that if I didn't appreciate my own awesomeness, would I appreciate mine if I weren't me?

True story

[che]

But when the other person IS yourself, which rule applies?

Irrelevant because the other person cannot be a second you. Even in a time travel (which isn't possible) paradox, that person is still not you. The particles and molecules that makeup you and your "twin" would be entirely different.

If we were to pretend that it's possible and/or relevant, then if you are rubbing/having non penetration sex then it could be considered masturbation, as you can "masturbate" (or stimulate genitals) of the other you.

And of course you are the same sex as the other "you", so of course it's gay sex.\

It makes me wonder, that if I didn't appreciate my own awesomeness, would I appreciate mine if I weren't me?

True story

And I would appreciate you if I weren't you.

[Order]

You know, I was reading up on the ****ing yourself idea and thought of the opposite as sometimes happens...

Would you fight yourself?
Sparring or otherwise?

I'd definately spar myself. That crap would be awesome.
I'd get a true understanding of my speed, strength and technique, as well as be able to practice counters and work on replacing bad habits I've probably never realized i have.

How awesome would that be?
To have an opponent who has the same conditioning, strengths and weaknesses?
That would be the definition of self improvement.

That sounds way better than ****ing yourself.

I just wanted to point out that what you guys are talking about is, once again, ****ing yourself.

[che]

You know, I was reading up on the ****ing yourself idea and thought of the opposite as sometimes happens...

Would you fight yourself?
Sparring or otherwise?

I'd definately spar myself. That crap would be awesome.
I'd get a true understanding of my speed, strength and technique, as well as be able to practice counters and work on replacing bad habits I've probably never realized i have.

How awesome would that be?
To have an opponent who has the same conditioning, strengths and weaknesses?
That would be the definition of self improvement.

That sounds way better than ****ing yourself.

I just wanted to point out that what you guys are talking about is, once again, ****ing yourself.

That'd be cool. Reminded me of the Evil Link fight from the Ocarina of Time water temple. I'd spar myself, but it seems like if I met myself we could do way more productive stuff than that.

[Heartless Angel]

And just like fighting Shadow Link, I'd cheat and use Din's fire to win.

[che]

And just like fighting Shadow Link, I'd cheat and use Din's fire to win.

What if the other you did the same thing?! Life? Or death? Or will you kill each other?!

[OceanEyes28]

If I were someone else but knew almost everything about my current self... somehow... I would ask her if I could play with her hair and she'd be like "YES IT FEELS SO GOOD THANK YOU" and I'd be like "OKAY, RIGHT?!" and then later it would be my turn and it would be awesooooome.

[Merlin]

I don't think you can know what you would think of your current self if you were not you, as you would no longer be you and therefore your personality would not be your own.

[che]

I don't think you can know what you would think of your current self if you were not you, as you would no longer be you and therefore your personality would not be your own.

That's totally like, what I just said! High five!

[Rowan]

So what you're saying is that if I was Che and Che was me, than it'd be no different than me being me and che being che?