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It is far better to be on your own than with someone just for the sake of not being alone. That applies to friendships as wells as relationships.

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On the contrary, very often I need to be with someone as loneliness is unbearable. On such occasions, I can’t be too picky about who the “someone” is.
I'll go with the first; especially for relationships, I'm not very picky about who I hang out with casually.

2) Disagree, debates are a form of learning, so even if I have an incomplete understanding I might discuss anyway.

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I am naturally sceptical of second-hand information and whenever possible prefer to trust my own experience to reach a conclusion about something.

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On the contrary, I think any one person’s experience – including mine – may be too narrow or limited, and I prefer to broaden it by getting as much second-hand information as I can.
Second-hand, such as books? Or other people's experiences? Anyway, generally speaking the second.

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If I need to learn something quickly, my first instinct is to ask someone I see as knowledgeable on the subject, rather than find my own way through it in books, the net, etc.
Well, I think I tend to research by my own first, and then ask somebody knowledgeable to check if what I have researched is actually connected to what's real.

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I have a very good idea about my level of sexual attractiveness (or lack thereof) in relation to others around me.
MMmmh. I would like to think so but I think I am a lot less secure than many people I know.



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Especially in moments of crisis, I am inclined to be paralyzed by indecision and tend to wish, later, that I had acted more quickly.

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On the contrary, I am far more likely, on such occasions, to act impulsively and to later regret my decisions taken so rashly.
Neither I usually handle moments of crisis quite well.


I worry far more about appearing stupid and/or ignorant among others than I worry about being awkward when dealing with people.

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On the contrary, I don’t worry too much about appearing stupid/and or ignorant – I am more likely to worry if I am being boring, inconvenient, rude etc when dealing with others, collectively or individually.
The latter, definitely.

It is a very common state of mind for me to feel that, whatever I have done with regards to a task, or when doing something for someone, I could have done just one bit more.

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On the contrary, I usually tend to think I am already doing, or have already done, enough anyway – unless it is something that depends on a very specific standard that has to be met, in which case I meet it.
The former, I think, even if I don't stress myself too much over it.


I respect, even admire, people who don’t back off from confrontations, even physical ones, and who take physical risks (not necessarily at the level of some Jackass stunts, but I think you get the idea).

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Sometimes I may even wish I was better in such things, but normally I think that those who take physical risks (or risk getting into physical confrontations) easily are just being silly.
Hard to reply. I think I take those risks too, sometimes. But I also think I am foolish for taking them.

I enjoy poetry and often wish I could write it myself.

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Poetry may be nice and all, but it’s ultimately pointless – I prefer writings that actually communicate something in a more straightforward language.
The latter.