How Social Are You?

You are a real social butterfly. You crave the company of other people and you need human interaction in order to feel energized. You are bored when you are alone. You often find yourself thinking aloud in conversation with others. In fact, you don't always know what you think until you've bounced your ideas off a few friends. Other people consider you the life of the party. You have a lot of friends from all walks of life and an extremely active social life.

While you're not really the crazy 'party animal' type, you are still a very extroverted person. You love to meet people and to interact with them. You feel most comfortable in a group and even in front of a crowd. You may be a bit of a performer. You love to try new things.

You enjoy being around other people but you definitely need some time on your own, too. You are slightly more extroverted than introverted. When you are feeling low, you will generally pick up the phone and make a plan to meet up with a couple of friends. A good conversation and a few laughs will make you feel better.

You are slightly more introverted than extroverted, although you are fairly well-balanced between the two extremes. Sometimes you prefer to be alone. At other times you need the energy only a crowd can provide. You probably have a good mix of close friends and friendly acquaintances.

You crave your 'alone time.' It's not that you don't like people it's just that being around them all the time can be draining. You tend to live the life of the mind. Most of your friends would describe you as thoughtful or reflective. You are the one they often turn to for advice. And they know that if they tell you their secrets, you will keep them.

You need to be alone before you can re-energize. Being around large groups of people for extended periods of time exhausts you. You rarely speak before you think carefully about what you are going to say. You are likely to have one or two very close friends (often life-long ones). You are the type of person who prefers a night in with a good book to going out to a party.