Why Your Friend Is Copying You: There Are At Least 4 Reasons for This Behavior

27.03.2024 14:22

Sometimes people notice that their friends often repeat their words, listen to the same songs, use their jokes and imitate them in behavior and manner of speech.

All this creates a strong impression in a person that he is being copied.

Agree, it would be interesting to know the reasons for this behavior.

They just like what you do.

If you're friends, you probably already have a lot in common. So it's natural that your friend might find your new hobby or style appealing and want to emulate it.

They may find it difficult to come up with something of their own.

Creating a unique image, choosing makeup or finding good courses takes time and effort. It is much easier to use ready-made ideas. Sometimes this happens due to laziness, and sometimes due to a lack of ideas, imagination or knowledge.

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They consider you an authority

In the eyes of your friends, you are a person with excellent taste, who knows a lot about trends and is always able to come up with something interesting. Here is the reason: friends are drawn to you, want to do the same as you, and not lag behind one step.

They envy you

Copying is an attempt to “displace” you, thereby appropriating your merits and bright qualities and becoming more interesting and attractive in the eyes of others.

Previously we talked about how to develop emotional intelligence .

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources


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  1. They just like what you do.
  2. They may find it difficult to come up with something of their own.
  3. They consider you an authority
  4. They envy you