Birth Order

Just a little information about birth order, what your birth order means in terms of your personality and who your greatest love match is.  Research has shown that a person's birth order has a direct link to their personality. 

First Born Children

The first born child is usually the child with the most attention directed at him/her. This common event is part of the reason this particular child turns out the way he/she does. There are two typical types of first born children, compliant and aggressive. The first born in your family can be either one of these two types, and have these typical traits:

Compliant Traits

• People Pleasers
• Crave Approval
• Nurturers
• Caregivers
• Reliable
• Concientious
• Cooperative
• Team Players
• "Grin and bear it" mentatlity

Aggressive Traits

• Movers and shakers
• Natural leaders
• Perfectionists
• Driven
• Conventional
• Always have things under control
• Assertive
• Want things their way

These two types of first born children may seem very different, but they do share quite a few characteristics.
Common Traits

• Energetic
• Logical
• Ambitious
• Enterprising
• Scholarly 

Fun Facts

• Famous first born children: Walter Conkrite, Dan Rather, Oprah Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh and Arsenio Hall
• More than 1/2 of the U.S. Presidents were first born children
• 21 of the 23 first astronauts were first born children
• 2/3 of entrepreneurs are first born children 

Best Love match: The youngest child. It’s a case of opposites attracting. You help the last-born be more organized, and the last-born helps you lighten up.” 

Middle Children

Middle children are quite often the most difficult children to both read and to raise. Middle children are quite often referred to as the "Mysterious Middle Child", this is due in large part to the fact that there are two types of middle born children. Tese two types of middle borns are not as clearly defined as the two types of first borns, they do not possess simple "names", therefore for confusion's sake we will refer to them as Middle Born #1 and Middle Born #2.

Middle Born #1

• Loner
• Quiet Shy
• Impatient
• Uptight

Middle Born #2

• Outgoing
• Friendly
• Loud
• Laid back
• Patient

Middle born children are quite difficult to pin down, however they tend to be the opposite of their older sibling. There are however, a few characteristics that both types of middle born share.
Common Traits

• Flexible
• Diplomatic
• Rebellious
• Attention seeking
• Competitive
• Peacemakers 

Fun Facts

Famous middle born children: Donald Trump, Ted Kennedy, Tim Allen, Julia Roberts, and Rosie O'Donnell

Love to stand out

Want to "do their own thing" 

Best Love  match: Youngest child. Middles aren’t as threatened by last-borns as they are by exacting first-borns, so the odds are good for open communication. 

Last Born Children

Last born children tend to be the easiest to define when it comes to the correlation between birth order and personality, this is mostly due to the fact that there is only one main type of last born.

Last Born Traits

• Risk takers
• Idealists
• Good sense of humor
• Hard working
• Immature
• Attention seeking
• Secretive
• Sensitive

Last born children are often considered the baby of the family, and live up to this role. At times it is difficult for the last born child to find his/her place in the family, as the first and middle child have already left huge footprints to follow in, and carved their own niche into the family. 

Fun Facts

• Famous last born children: Howard Stern, Jay Leno, Ralph Nadar, Bill Gates, and Danny DeVito
• Tend to go against the norm
• Make the biggest stirs in life
• Know no boundaries 

Best Love match: Either the oldest child (they serve as a good counterbalance in a parent-child sort of way) or middle child (they value friendships, so they totally understand why you love being the life of the party). 

*Now, I'm a first born child and Chris is the last born child, so according to everything that I've read on birth order and how it affects your love life, we are going to be able to go the distance. :) This makes me incredibly happy considering we have a wedding in just 24 days! Not, that I ever had any doubts in my mind about being able to go the distance together but all this research just makes it that much better!