People’s personalities are just like houses. Yes, people as in the you and me type.

Some people are like a studio apartment. Nothing but the basics. Some people are the penthouse type. They need to be on the top.

Some houses have a study room. A library for the more studious type. Some have a huge swimming pool, tennis court or a running track.

Some people have a small apartment with 6 different rooms packed in one space. Others have huge mansions with few rooms.

People’s personalities are just like houses because they make space for people.

Some houses have lots of space for friends and family, while some have none.

Having friends is like walking into someone’s house. Or inviting them over.

People’s personalities aren’t what they seem at first.

At first we think “omg I hate the furniture”, but then we slowly realize we love their house.

On the other hand we sometimes step into a house we love, but begin to realize there isn’t much room to hang around.

Sometimes houses have cool things like a huge movie theatre, a jacuzzi, maybe a 60” plasma tv or a soccer field. And we think “I wonder what else they have.” And unfortunately that’s all there is.

It’s rude to tell your friends “Hey I think you need a kitchen”. Or a study. Or a gym. But sometimes we watch out for them because we don’t want their house to suck. All the better if we are willing to offer a helping hand. But there’s no point telling someone to build a shower if they don’t want to take a bath.

And sometimes we need help with our own houses too. Maybe our chairs don’t match. Or the roof needs fixing. Maybe my living room needs a second opinion.

Some people are happy with their house in “as is” condition. Others feel good continually building to make room for people.

Options options. There can never be a perfect house.

But if family and friends were important to me my living room would be big. Slouchy sofas. Furry rugs. Nothing breakable.

If we could think of our personality as a house, would people we know want to stay over?