"There are two types of people in the world: type A and type B. Or so common wisdom says, anyway - of course, as with anything human, we're all much more complex than that. Still, sorting people into type A and type B categories can sometimes serve as useful shorthand for understanding ourselves and others. This is especially true in romantic relationships."
"Still, the categorizations themselves do hold water as a starting point to understanding how different people work. Anyway, "type A is typically characterized by high drive, urgency, competitiveness, and a need for control. The person who has a color-coded calendar and gets twitchy when plans change," Sabrina Zohar , a dating coach and podcaster, told HuffPost. "Type B tends to be more laid-back, flexible, go-with-the-flow, and less reactive to external pressure.""
Two personality categories, type A and type B, originated from 1959 cardiologists' research that later faced scrutiny over tobacco-industry funding. Type A commonly shows high drive, urgency, competitiveness, and a need for control, often reacting strongly to schedule changes. Type B tends toward laid-back, flexible, go-with-the-flow behavior and lower reactivity to external pressure. These labels are a simplified shorthand with much nuance and individual complexity. Partnerships between type A and type B individuals are common and can be highly successful when partners communicate, understand differences, and manage control versus flexibility tensions constructively.
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