- Question of
You’re invited to a party but you’re not feeling it. What do you do?
- Make up an obvious excuse to get out of going
- Agree to go but bail at the last minute with a vague text
- Go but avoid interacting with people as much as possible
- Go and try to be social even though you’re not in the mood
- Look forward to being the life of the party!
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You pass an acquaintance on the street. Do you:
- Pretend not to notice them
- Give an awkward hello without stopping
- Stop to chat briefly if they engage
- Stop and have a friendly catch up chat
- Yell their name enthusiastically and bear hug them
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Someone you met recently asks for your number. You:
- Say you’re not comfortable giving it out
- Give a fake one
- Apologize and say you’re not looking to connect right now
- Provide your real number to be polite
- Offer up your number and all socials without prompting
- Question of
You’re invited to a gathering with mostly people you don’t know well. You:
- Politely decline the invite
- RSVP yes but cancel last minute
- Go but stick close to the few people you do know
- Make an effort to meet some new people
- Go and work on befriending everyone there
- Question of
Someone you know vaguely posts on social media that they’re going through a hard time. You:
- Scroll past and say nothing
- Leave a performative sad face emoji
- Write a generic “sorry to hear that!” comment
- Write a comment with some kind words of support
- Call them up immediately to talk it through
- Question of
You have to give a short speech in front of coworkers. You:
- Fake being sick to get out of it
- Memorize every word to avoid eye contact
- Get through it as quickly as possible
- Feel a bit nervous but get through it OK
- Look forward to presenting and making everyone laugh
- Question of
A friend invites you to meet their other friends. You:
- Politely say you can’t make it
- Go but find an excuse to duck out early
- Go and stay but don’t engage much
- Make conversation with the new people
- Hit it off immediately with the whole group
- Question of
Your neighbors invite you over for dinner. You:
- Decline and avoid them in the hallway
- Accept but show up late and leave early
- Go and answer questions politely but share little
- Go and make friendly conversation
- Go and end up talking late into the night
- Question of
Someone starts chatting with you in line at the store. You:
- Give short answers to end it quick
- Pretend you got an important call
- Politely listen but give no extra details
- Have a pleasant conversation with them
- Talk their ear off enthusiastically
- Question of
You’re invited to join a local club or team. You:
- Decline because it’s not your thing
- Join but never show up to events
- Attend events but keep to yourself
- Join in and be friendly with the group
- Become the star outgoing member
- Question of
Your coworker invites you to join their trivia team. You:
- Say you can’t because you’re busy (even if you’re not)
- Join the team but ghost on event night
- Go just to be a warm body on the team
- Go and try to contribute to the team
- Join enthusiastically and take over as trivia captain
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How Anti-Social Are You? Personality QUIZ
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