Why don't you just make the questions a little harder next time???
1. How do we think we are viewed by others?
In a perfect world I'd only pick the good things and say friendly, funny, intelligent, warm, and caring. But I must add opinionated, loud, a little too serious at times, can take offence easily, lacking ambition and drive and most commonly - FRUSTRATING! I get the feeling most people think that I have everything together and am quite happy to float along through life.
2. How do we view ourselves?
I'll start with the bad, because it's always easier to dig out. Directionless, selfish, lazy, unmotivated, tactless, scared, cowardly, needy, slightly delusional, demanding, annoying, lacking in confidence (in case this list doesn't tell you that already)... Good things would be intelligent, friendly, silly, a dreamer, competent, somewhat giving (when it suits me though) a good friend. Probably the best description I can give of me is the false edifice of a strong, confident woman hiding beneath it a scared, little girl.
3. How do we relate to our friends?
Each friendship is different, but when you boil them all down, the most common role I play is Agony Aunt. Everyone always comes to me with their problems. And I like this as it means that they trust me and trust my judgement. My friends all do different things for me. Emma brings me back down to earth, Mon makes me see things from a different angle, Sal makes me appreciate what I have by being so positive all the time, Mark makes me feel special... the list goes on. What I hope they get from me is love and complete appreciation. I don't know if I answered that properly.
4. How we perceive our sexuality?
Geez - they keep getting harder! (No pun intended). My sexuality is a confusing thing. I love sex. I love everything about it. But I don't seem to be able to separate sex and emotion, which I am very sad about. However, this does stop me from being a relentless slut, so I shouldn't be too upset! In my time I have snogged quite a few girls, but never anything else. I don't know if it is just curiousity or something else. Women don't turn me on like men, so I guess it's a case of sexuality being a point on a continuum rather than a polarity. I perceive my sexuality as another part of my personality - something which adds to all the things that make me me.
I think I did a really half arsed job at answering them. Couldn't quite access the areas of my brain required to do so properly. I think there may be a little self deception going on here...
