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What's Your Communication Personality?

How do you communicate with your significant other?  Are you both on the same wavelength, or are your conversations filled with misunderstandings and hurt feelings?  Do they often escalate into shouting matches? 

We all have "communication personalities" -- or communication styles -- and some communication styles "click" better than others. 

Take the following test to help you determine your style of communication -- and to help you figure where and how you might want to change the way you communicate.

When you're done taking the survey and you see your results, also be sure to use the spaces provided to guess the "communication personality" of others you are close to and have the survey sent to them to see if you are right!

1.  

Couples need to spend a great deal of time together in order to have truly successful relationships.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly Disagree

2.  

I make it a point to tell my partner everything about myself, including my deepest, most personal thoughts and feelings.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly disagree

3.  

A certain degree of emotional distance can help keep the romantic fires burning in a relationship.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly disagree

4.  

Time heals all wounds, even in the context of intimate relationships.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly disagree

5.  

My preference is to keep negative thoughts and feelings to myself rather than share them with my partner.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly disagree

6.  

There are certain circumstances when I actually like to let people know that I am angry.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly disagree

7.  

I've always been known for having a short fuse.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly disagree

8.  

When I am quarreling with someone, I am inclined to:

A

  

Say something sarcastic and cutting.

B

  

Listen to the other person's point of view.

C

  

Switch to a more pleasant topic.

D

  

Zone out and imagine myself in a happier place.

9.  

When my partner and I dwell too long on subjects we don't agree on, the arguing just seems to escalate and grow more intense.

A

  

Strongly agree

B

  

Agree

C

  

Disagree

D

  

Strongly disagree

10.  

If you got wind of a rumor that your partner was having an affair, you would:

A

  

Pick a fight, no questions asked.

B

  

Try to discuss it in a calm, rational manner.

C

  

Start keeping an eye on how they are behaving before mentioning the rumor.

11.  

What is your typical method for ending an intimate relationship?

A

  

Start a big argument.

B

  

Just let things fade out by not calling or returning calls.

C

  

Discuss the situation to come to a mutually satisfying resolution.

12.  

If I feel I am being intentionally provoked or intimidated, my typical response is to:

A

  

Get out of there as quickly as possible.

B

  

Stick around for a confrontation.

 

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