Bipolar Bear

6 minutes ago, Pufflehugs04 said:

Agreed. I took this a number of weeks ago (so forgive my memory). I got through exactly 8 questions before thinking "aro is not useless human, why does it think that?" A lot of the options I'd choose were "I don't trust people" and the like. The test seems to smush a lot of the trust and support aspects of a friendship into romance exclusively, and I don't like that. 

It also seemed to make romance out to be inherently and extremely codependent. I had to take a break, after awhile, because of how incredulous I was that this blargh was even out in the interwebspace. Do people buy into this kind of thinking? As a panromantic ace, I say "oh hell nah."

Nice list! If the quotes are what is imp, but the name/timestamp aren't as necessary, the site accepts bbcode tags for quoting.You can type [.quote]insert quoted text, here[/.quote] without the periods.

insert quoted text, here

If ppl didnt know it could do that, since the editing option can be a bit wonky, using the tags is an alternative. There's a way to type them to include timestamps and usernames, but I don't recall what that is, atm. It is tedious, but an option, nonetheless.

I guess I will break my zero posts count (off topic doesnt count, I guess) for this thread.

@Pufflehugs04, you're very welcome! Bestie powers, activate!

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So, I wondered what this "quiz" was all about. I barely got through the first few paragraphs before my brow started arching. For something from an edu, it reads like a confused and elementary understanding of what constitutes affection, "love" and connection. More like a magazine quiz than what I would expect from an institution, frankly... But, hey, I am not an expert. Someone worked hard to put some information together, so I'll give them that much.

I haven't gone into much of the quiz, but I can say that the answers are somewhat... Oh.. What word to use.. Rigged? Has anyone taken the myers-briggs test in any form? The questions/answers make it to where you have to attribute the most likely answer that is applicable to you, whether it is mostly accurate to how you identify as a person or not.

Example:

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A. "I don't have a fear of heights but i have friends."

B. "I have a fear of heights and am slow to trust people."

C. "I trust everyone! Yay, friendship! Let's go bungee jumping!"

D. "Are you kidding? Trust no one and you'll never be hurt. Like being pushed from a ten story window."

 

... Now, which out of these should I choose to say I don't like being atop of skyscrapers, but I have a small circle of friends? What does one have to do with the other, anyway?

Well, that's how I felt, walking in to this quiz. But, let's just go with it and see where it takes us, shall we? I will continue reading, answering and such, and type up my thoughts as I go along. Then post what I can summarize, here. It is bound to be one hell of a post.