Sometimes, the topic of birth order (whether you anak sulung ke, anak tengah ke, anak bongsu ke, anak dara ke) will come up during discussions, either with AH, or among our group of friends.

So far, AH & I noticed, that if one partner is the eldest, he/she will marry a partner who's either *not* the eldest, or the youngest, or the only child.

Example? I'm the eldest, and AH is the younger of 2 siblings.

Bapak is the eldest and Mak's the only child.

Herda is the eldest and Kamal's the only child (hehe, pinjam example kejap).

This is not the rule of thumb when choosing a partner lah. Jangan pulak sampai check dulu the birth order of that person before you begin courtship. But the combinations occur so often, that we start to marvel (macam takde benda lain nak dibualkan).

We even have evidences to support the hypothesis!

We thought:
1. Sulung borns tend to be more sisterly/doting so they'll shower lots of attention to non-sulung borns. The non-sulung borns, always doted upon, will appreciate the fussing.

2. If you're a sulung born, chances are, you'll have younger siblings. If you're the youngest, chances are you'll have older siblings (Very *DUH* right?!). So, if a sulung marries a youngest, the sulung gets to experience how's its like to have older siblings. Similarly, the youngest born will have experiences how to have younger siblings (adik beradik si sulung).

That is the wonderful thing about the hypothesis! It's God's way of letting you experience having who you've never had! Don't you recall the times when you were young, and you wished you had an older brother, younger sister, or whatever?

You don't agree? Oh well, whatever :p

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Anyway it's midday and I'm still in my pyjamas. I've finished cooking, blogging, forumming in my pyjamas. Maybe I'll complete the whole cycle by mopping in my pyjamas too.

But you know what? Ada spoiler. I received an sms from work, telling me to call someone coz it's urgent. Urgh, hate such calls.