More than once I have expressed my displeasure with stereotyping in replies to a post or thread. Everyone stereotypes. What is problematical for me is the absence of an acknowledgment that although a stereotype may be true in a general sense it may not be true for a particular individual.

Fostering a good relationship is challenging. In my view, one of the challenges is to get past the stereotypes and into the soul of the person who has captured your attention. If you do not, there is research that indicates the one you fancy may learn to present the behavior you stereotypically attribute.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/print/25335
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...re-stereotypes
http://literacyandbilingualism.wordp...l-stereotypes/
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...-individuality
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...s-and-couples-
http://www.onlinedatingmagazine.com/...isgreener.html