How your personality type is shaping all your friendships.

Friendships are complicated.

Sometimes they're easy, sometimes they're not, but that's not surprising — you can't really boil down emotional connections to a science.

Have you met someone who couldn't be more different from you, and yet you got along like a house on fire? Or, has someone who shared all your interests ended up totally repulsing you?

This may have had something to do with your personality types, and how each one can affect your friendships.

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While everyone has a unique personality, of course, many of us can also be categorised into specific personality types.

According to Carly Dober, Principle Psychologist at Enriching Lives Psychology, there are three main personality types: A, B and C. Let's get into what each of them entails.

What is a type A personality?

Most of us have heard someone be described as having a "type A" personality. This is someone who is organised, proactive, competitive and high-energy, but also impatient and irritable. They're the go-to problem solver of the group because of their can-do attitude, and they're the propulsive force that actually gets the plans out of the group chat and into reality — with or without that one friend who never replies.

"They get stuff done, and they get it done quickly," Dober told Mamamia.

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Type A people are pretty commonly depicted in pop culture (think Monica from Friends, Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation, or Tony from The Sopranos).

However, there are also Type B and Type C personality types, and they're not talked about as much.

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What is a type B personality?

Type B people are more relaxed than Type A folks, to the point where it might be confused with laziness or apathy. They're patient, creative and imaginative, and tend not to stress too much and just enjoy themselves. Despite how different they are, they tend to compliment Type As (like Friends' Rachel to our Monica!).

Type Bs are so chill, though, that they dislike conflict and avoid dealing with issues directly. They also aren't great at sticking to a plan, and prefer to go with the flow. You know this friend — they're always late, but they're so chill about it that it barely registers.

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What is a type C personality?

Although there are some conflicting ideas about what traits make up the Type C personality, Type C people are generally considered to be more thoughtful and detail-oriented, with a good understanding of the people around them. They're there when you need them, and they show up for you.

However, they're also major over-thinkers, and their intuitive nature means they can get caught up in their feelings (Hello, Ross.). They can also get quite dysregulated if they feel like things aren't being done the right way. But unlike Type A people, who take charge to make sure things get done the "right" way, Dober said that Type C are more likely to be "compliant" and "unassertive".

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How does your personality type affect your friendships?

Knowing your personality type and that of your friends can be really handy, because it can teach you a lot about how your friends think.

"If we're looking at behaviours and emotions or skills that people have higher degrees of experiencing, it can really tell us how they approach life, the things that they struggle with, how they work best and what places pressure or stress on them," Dober told Mamamia.

"Friendships are all about connection and working together and supporting one another. So if you've got a friend that describes themselves as Type A, for example, how can you support them if they are stressed in life? How can you expect them to respond to you in times of crisis? When should you turn to them if you're feeling stressed and need a hand?"

Basically, think of these personality types as a cheat code for knowing how your friends work. If you're out with a Type C friend and things aren't going according to plan, check in with them in case they're spiralling. If you're catching up with a Type A friend, try to be on time, because time is really important to them! And if you're vacationing with a Type B friend, check and double check and triple check they haven't forgotten something in the hotel — because I guarantee you, they definitely have.

Essentially, it's just a way to better understand and show up for our loved ones, because we're all moving through this strange world differently, and in our own way. The key to harmony in our relationships is to figure out the balance between our personalities, and then maintain it.