Familiar Traits
Psychologist Carl Jung had once hypothesized that the traits we find irritating in someone else can tell us a lot about ourselves. Many studies have confirmed this insight.
We seem to be attracted to people who have similar positive traits as ours while being repulsed by people like us who also have negative traits.
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