Of Socialists and Keepers
I’ll start by defining the above mentioned. Well actually it’s not the actual definition, but as you’ll figure as you go on, just something that I think fits the context.
Socialist is an economic concept (which reminds me that I need to do some study on it. Yes, I’m an economics student, but that’s besides the point) which I’m not going to define. But In this post, it’ll mean the kind of people that are good at making acquaintances. They’re very social, outspoken, and outgoing. They, on the other hand, do not like intimate relationships. They prefer to have many friends but no that special person. They’ll make friends with strangers in an instant but all their friends are….well, mere acquaintances
Keepers (I have no idea where I got that word) are the kind of people that would rather have few but close friends. They appear standoffish but once you know them, they’re totally different. They don’t speak much in crowds.
So my roomie is a socialist, so to speak, and I’m a keeper (wow! That sounded vanity-filled, but no, I’m not that vain. You know what I mean). He speaks much, tells lies that I obviously know are so and yet he’s extremely entertaining. A social bee, he is. What with the number of girls he brings over! “This is my girlfriend”, he says to me with every Terry, Diana and Hellen. I think he does that in an effort to impress the poor fish girl. It always works. And then at that moment, I, without being told, go out for some time. Hours. To give them time to do the PUKUCHIKABAMA! If I don’t, he’ll signal it to me or send me a text message. Humph! I’ve been exiled quite a number of times, in just three weeks. Oh yeah, being ‘exiled’ is the whole act of giving your roomie some privacy.
My point is, we’re very different. Even in the kind of people that we like. *wink wink* And at this point, I forget what exactly I had in mind at the beginning. I swear I had a point. I'll just cook something up as I go on. Maybe, by some divine working, I'll remember. So, I think I can live with anyone. If I've lived with my current roomie so long and no hickups so far, I can damn well live with anyone. Doesn't take much anyway. Wait, something rushed through my mind, should I shed away the outward skin that he sees and reveal the real me? Should I let him into my life? Should I make him a friend? (albiet being my roomie, he's just an acquaintance.) Only time will tell. And if you have any answers to my query, you know where the comments section is.
Till next time, Adios.
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