View Full Version : Alter egos. Do you have one?
Spartana is the driving force behind this thread. (Thanks Spartana)! :)
Alter egos, such interesting characters they are. I love it when people talk about their opposite side (if they have one). Seems most do.
What/who is your alter ego? What qualities does your alter ego possess? Does he/she look like you?
Mine is of the Peg Bundy type, or as Spartana mentioned, Rose Gumbo. My alter ego smokes (cigarettes), wears tight fitting pants, wears her hair in an up-doo, and is sophisticated, yet trashy in a clean and classy sort of way.
Funny thing is, I don't know where I get my alter ego from. It's as if it's just there. I can see her clear as day. Like I was born with her or something. Anyhow, thought this would be a fun topic.
Mighty Frugal
8-4-11, 5:15pm
Oooohh mine is a girl named Jamie H.
She is a perfect little woman. She does everything right.
She is always neat and tidy.
She keeps her fingers short and clean.
Her purse ALWAYS has aspirin, kleenex and those little tubes of hand cream.
She never gives money to buskers or drifters
she says 'blue jeans' instead of just 'jeans'
She is unmarried and always searching for that perfect guy (she'll never find him and will become an annoying spinster)
She pretends to like kids but does not
She does not suffer fools lightly
She does not get a lot of innuendos or off colour jokes
She never scratches a mosquitoes bite until it bleeds..and then picks the scab..
Her hair is always combed-never greasy
She wears a kerchief in her hair when she dusts her walls or paints her rooms (she ALWAYS choose colours that were popular 10 years ago)
She thinks she is being risque when she eats chips from the bag, in her living room, watching that TV sitcom with Jim Belushi and that chick who was in Melrose Place
She always wears lipstick
Her figure is trim. She NEVER makes a fool of herself at an all-you-can-eat buffet
I love Jamie, she is my alter ego. In real life she wouldn't like me very much..but because I've made her up she is stuck with me (which infuriates her).
She wouldn't have to had edited this post a million times like me-haha-sorry Jamie!
yep, I do have one, but she very seldom has a chance to come out to play. I am pretty much totally different, but I would like to be her!
Her name is Mia
She is tiny and slender with long dark hair that is always smoothed into a neat knot on top of her head with pretty combs, etc.
She is an artist that lives alone
She needs very few people to help her out because her needs are very few and she is self sufficient.
She wears uniform like clothing (hindu-like tunics) that are richly enbroidered and colorful
She is wise and many people come to her for advice for their problems, but she doesn't let them affect her serenity
She is very earthy and not easily shocked
She lives in a stone cottage with stone paths to secret places
She is compassionate toward all of the earth
She has a soft melodious voice
She is everything that I am not
you know this is pretty cool to actually put out there. There are many ways that I could change things so that I could be her alter, lol! I really do like her a lot!
Mine is a big, butch guy who has the most outrageous body, wicked sense of humor, and is a total hottie with both men & women.
;~p
I had to look up what an alter ego might be as I don't quite understand. I do know about the Jekyll and Hyde scenario but I am struggling with an alter ego of myself. Anyone else struggling? I feel that I have a hard enough time being just me and true to myself that an alter ego seems strange.
I don't want to distract from the thread but wondered if someone had some clarification insights to share.
I'm not sure what alter ego means either. Is it the opposite of yourself and someone you would never, ever want to be? In my case that would make my alter ego one of "The Stepford Wives" - who I am almost the exact opposite of IRL and who would probably cause me to jump off the nearest bridge if I became one. Or is it someone deep inside you that you secretly wish would emerge and take over? In that case I can't think of anyone right now since I'm pretty much exactly how I wanna be -which is a very scary thought :0!!
Mighty Frugal
8-5-11, 2:38pm
Mrs M. I picture your alter ego sort of like Patsy from the Britcom Absolutely Fabulous (minus the drug abuse)
No actually. I have parts of me that I would like to expand but they are still me.
I don't but my seven year old DD does. Her name is Jewels Stark and she is married to Tony Stark, otherwise known as Iron Man. Jewels Stark has her own Alter Ego, Iron Girl. She has a fashionable, yet technologically advanced, sparkly pink and purple suit of armor. You should not be fooled by the girly appearance. She is a trained ninja and she will kick your butt if you are a "mean guy".
Her wedding rings are the makluan power rings that used to be owned by the villain known as The Mandarin, but Tony stole them and gave them to her. These enhance her superpowers. See Here (http://marvel.wikia.com/Makluan_Power_Rings)
She likes cats and is kind to animals.
Mighty Frugal. I'm fascinated by the clarity and preciseness of your alter. Awesome!
Sissy. Yours too. Incredible! I'm sort of feeling/thinking, how come my alter pales in comparison to MF's and Sissy's...
Redfox. This is the first time I've encountered someone with an opposite sex alter. I like it! So intriguing.
Razz. No clarifying insight to share. I was hoping not to read more into it than need be. I realize it can be taken to the nth on a deep and scientific level, but I was hoping to keep it insignificant and light. In my case I don't live a double life, nor does my character rear her ugly head and act up, it's simply a someone I see in myself, a someone as being if I were not me. It's just there.
Originally posted by Spartana.
Is it the opposite of yourself and someone you would never, ever want to be? I don't think so, it's just someone you tie yourself to, or, maybe someone who you relate to, or, someone you see (in the back of yourself), hidden away (but there). Hard to explain.
Originally posted by Mighty Frugal.
I picture your alter ego sort of like Patsy from the Britcom Absolutely FabulousYes! LMAO! In brunette form.
Anne Lee. Out of my six kids, only one has an alter. (My second oldest son).
Stella. Once again, captivating! So detailed and solid. Love the link!
Here she is, the divine Ms. Stone:
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http://tinyurl.com/3cyatl9
As soon as I read Mrs. M's description, I thought of Pats. Me too wants to live above OddBins and have legs up to my neck. Pats hasn't eaten anything since 1982.
Yes, Elizabeth Bennet from Pride & Prejudice.
OK I thought of an alter ego for me. Someone I would love to be like but could never pull it off in real life - Emma Peal from the old "Avengers" TV show. Sophisticated, smooth, cool, wry and witty (that dry British wit of course), charming, sexy, devastatingly beautiful AND intellegent, elegant and deadly! And of course no one can rock a skin tight black leather full body suit like her :-)! http://www.simplelivingforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=521&d=1312598572
The character was notable for a number of characteristics. She is a feminist heroine, eschewing traditional "damsel-in-distress" portrayals of women (she is rarely bested in any fight and rescues Steed as often as he rescues her). She is a master of martial arts and a formidable fencer. A certified genius, she specializes in chemistry and other sciences
My alter ego is a "wild woman"....and that's all I'm going to say. >8) Heehee
According to the dictionary definition of alter ego, no, I do not have an alter ego. The characters some of you describe sound fun and makes me feel as though I am quite boring. There is a character who I think would be fun to be and that is, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere, Jessica Fletcher from Murder She Wrote. On the opening credits, Jessica was wearing a blue coat. That coat is from Eddie Bauer and I had one just exactly like it. I was over the top excited. I took it as a sign that as an alternative to me, Jessica Fletcher is who I should be.
OK, I think I understand a little better.
There seems to be an alter ego that others see in me if that is possible. If there is a major problem or serious decision to be made, everyone in the group usually looks at me first. I am always startled by this! Don't people realize that I am just me, just as searching for the right answers and/or solutions requiring as much support as other people? I am so startled that I go into my analytical mode of questions as a self defense. What is the issue? what are the causes? what are the options? How do we know when the right option comes up?
My alter ego would be a Judi Dench character in some of her later movies, strong, invulnerable, capable, in complete control.
OMG! This is great you guys! I love it!!! Please, keep 'em coming! Lots of fun.
Sad Eyed Lady
8-6-11, 6:38pm
"Oh, I've got something inside me,
To drive a princess blind.
There's a wild (wo)man, wizard,
(S)He's hiding in me, illuminating my mind.
Oh, I've got something inside me,
Not what my life's about,
Cause I've been letting my outside tide me,
Over 'till my time, runs out."
Maybe not exactly an alter-ego, but you get the idea.
Sad Eyed Lady
8-6-11, 6:39pm
"Oh, I've got something inside me,
To drive a princess blind.
There's a wild (wo)man, wizard,
(S)He's hiding in me, illuminating my mind.
Oh, I've got something inside me,
Not what my life's about,
Cause I've been letting my outside tide me,
Over 'till my time, runs out."
Maybe not exactly an alter-ego, but you get the idea.
Forgot to say those beautiful words are from Harry Chapin's song "Taxi". Go to youtube and listen if you haven't heard it.
That's great Shalom! Yes, I will do that.
It occurs to me to wonder if folks with strong alter egos might have originally been twins in utero. A friend who had in vitro told me that many natural conceptions are multiple at first, but by the time you normally have an ultrasound, all but one has been re-absorbed.
I have no alter ego. After decades of seeking personal and spiritual growth, I either am everything I want to be, or have stopped wanting to be something else.
I don't think I have an alter ego. However, I do aspire to be like the character Lady Jane Felsham from the UK series Lovejoy. Married to a lord, lived in a gorgeous Queen Ann period house filled with antiques, drove an olive green Land Rover Discovery, cute but classy hairstyle, handled every situation perfectly, and had many adventures with a passionate antiques dealer in East Anglia. Always impeccably dressed and at ease with both the upper and lower classes.
Me, I did have my hair cut like hers years ago. I drive a dark green Subaru Forester. That's all I got.
Shalom. I listened to that song and how pretty.
Originally posted by Reader99.
It occurs to me to wonder if folks with strong alter egos might have originally been twins in utero. A friend who had in vitro told me that many natural conceptions are multiple at first, but by the time you normally have an ultrasound, all but one has been re-absorbed.Very interesting. Makes me look at alter egos a bit closer now and in a much different way.
Pony mom. Lovejoy, was one of all-time favourite television shows! I miss watching it so much. Lady Jane was always so lady-like and polished, and then there was Dudley Sutton- Tinker Dill. So lovable.
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