The soft hush of the SH phoneme signifies a sense of warmth and safety. It is the sound that mothers make to soothe their babies and its gentle tones account for the words: hush, mushy, bashful, shalom, shy, elfish. And since the letter M evokes a motherly and maternal resonance, these are clearly names that proclaim people with delightfully placid spirits. But make no mistake; MSHs are not milquetoasts who need to be told how to live their lives. These are people who know their way around the universe and have the drive and ambition to go anywhere they damn well please.
The first thing you’ll notice about MSH personalities is their penchant for broad displays of affection (at least towards their close friends). They are so filled with goodwill that there’s more than enough to go around. They’ll be the first to offer you a happy-injection when you’re feeling down then buy you a drink if it doesn’t take.
Stress doesn’t affect these people as much as the rest of us, but for all their devil-may-care attitudes they are extraordinarily focused and deliberate. They are goal-oriented people who plan for the worst and hope for the best.
MSH people are talented at so many things that it’s hard for them to stay humble … at least that’s how they view themselves. Such is their self-confidence that it doesn’t matter to them if others agree. While they may struggle with their egos here and there, there’s no denying that the world benefits from their talents and positive outlooks. If MSHs always seem to be taking a stand about something, it’s usually altruistic in nature and always with good intentions. It’s this combination of selflessness and self-assurance that enables them to fulfill their larger purpose… making the world a better place.
It’s true that MSHs are willing to laugh at themselves, but everyone knows that their emotional poise is easily disrupted by personal conflict. Their response to friction in their intimate relationships is to ignore the problem for as long as possible in the hope it will go away by itself. So if your MSH friend has done something to embarrass him or herself, you should pretend that you didn’t notice.
MSHs make for dependable and affectionate mates even if they often fall into the high-maintenance category. It may be too much to call them demanding, but partners who expect their relationships to maintain their equilibrium had better have strong backbones and correspondingly healthy egos.
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