PEOPLE AS CHOCOLATE

People like chocolates. People are like chocolates. When you don't know someone well enough, you might just mistake them for plain milk chocolate, nothing inherently wrong with them, but one dimensional in essence. Get to know them however and you might just discover an unusual centre: raspberry compote, caramel fudge, rice krispies, you never know till you've gotten past the unassuming exterior.  

THE HAZELNUT TRUFFLE

Soft on the outside, but a tough nut to crack, these people seem to be quite sensitive. They're in trouble with their parents, or teachers, or friends every other week. They stumble around and never seem to follow your advice. Given enough heat though, their soft exterior melts away to reveal a resilient persona. They'll surprise you sometimes with their ability to deal with situations of real crisis, and come out stronger than you'd ever expected.

THE PEANUT AND NOUGAT BAR

This person will be at your house when you're at your lowest. They are the reliable friend who will take you out for a movie, or shopping, and crack lame jokes at every step along the way. If you want to stay in, they'll play video games with you till you get energised. It's never a bad time to have a peanut and nougat bar around, and if you haven't been around one for long enough, you find yourself getting cranky.

DARK CHOCOLATE

The mysterious ones, people with the dark chocolate personality are almost always loners by choice. They have a regal aura about them that says they just don't care. They're an acquired taste, but if they give you the time of day, it feels like a privilege. Once you do begin to hang out with them though, they can get very addictive. With their dark humour and blunt observations about everyday occurrences that somehow feel "wise", you keep wanting to be around them just to keep exploring their coolness.

THE COCONUT BAR

An eccentric and naïve person, who is sweet on the outside and sweeter on the inside, the coconut bar is your clueless friend. They won't know when someone dislikes them, and can't stand up for themselves when someone misbehaves. But you've got their back, and will protect them whenever necessary. They're always up for tagging along with any spur of the moment plans you make, as well as a spontaneous selfie session in any bathrooms you find along the way.

BONUS: POPPING CANDY

I would never do something quite as atrocious as listing candy in an article about "chocolate", but I doubt another pitch about sweets and people will get past the editor's chopping board. If you've ever met a person with a popping candy personality, you'll know all too well that they're the life of the party, they can revive dead bones and get them to tango. When times are great, they'll be around; when they are around, times are great. When the going gets tough though, they seem to suspiciously pop away as fast as they appeared.

Rabita Saleh is a perfectionist/workaholic. Email feedback to this generally boring person at rabitasaleh13@gmail.com