Psychic or what?!

Psychic or what?

My best friend lives in Arizona and I live in Texas. The way that we became so tight was through our jobs. As we got to know each other we realized that we had a lot in common. It seems that when things happens to one it happens to the other if not at the same time then a month or two later. It is nothing that we are controlling ourselves. Our kids are around the same age we both have three, two boys and one girl. As I was purchasing an SUV she also was purchasing an SUV. We did not inform one another to surprise each other. Her life circumstances are exactly like mine. We are so curious as to how this can be. How can so many things in our lives are always close if not the same. Does anyone have a clue how we could explain this?

Selective thinking

Selective thinking is the process whereby one selects out favorable evidence for remembrance and focus, while ignoring unfavorable evidence for a belief. This kind of thinking is the basis for most beliefs in the psychic powers of so-called mind readers and mediums. It is also the basis for many, if not most, occult and pseudoscientific beliefs.

It should be noted that selective thinking works independently of wishful thinking and should not be confused with biased thinking, whereby one seriously considers data contrary to one's belief, but one is much more critical of such data than one is of supportive data.