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©Arlene R. Taylor PhD Realizations Inc
 Human beings tend to pursue friendships (or not) for a variety of reasons. While everything from opportunity and availability to one’s position on the EAI Continuum undoubtedly impact choices, lifetime best friends tend to share a similar brain lead.
Following are examples of the way in which individuals might go about selecting friends based on brain lead. (Refer to Dating Patterns and Partnering and Repartnering for additional information.)
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 Left Frontal Lobe
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Right Frontal Lobe
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Individuals with a lead in this division tend to:
- Make logical choices about a few select friends who are usually associated with work, career, or organizational boards
Their friends must be capable, useful, successful, goal-oriented, and relatively unemotional
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Individuals with a lead in this division tend to:
- Make spontaneous choices about unusual friends but may be unpredictable about maintaining connection, easily bored
Their friends must be interesting, stimulating, visionary, and have a great sense of humor
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 Left Posterior Lobes
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Individuals with a lead in this division tend to:
Their friends must be dependable, predictable, traditional, and conservative (e.g., not too boisterous, don’t draw attention)
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Individuals with a lead in this division tend to:
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Make emotional choices about myriad friends and like to share activities (e.g., music, drama, potlucks, holidays, vacations, spiritual retreats) but may get feelings hurt rather easily
Their friends must be expressive, loyal, affectionate, touch-oriented, and loyal
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Brain Lead 
