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 I can easily tell if someone else wants to enter a conversation. 
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 I find it difficult to explain to others things that I understand easily‚ when they don’t understand it first time. 
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 I really enjoy caring for other people. 
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 I find it hard to know what to do in a social situation. 
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 People often tell me that I went too far in driving my point home in a discussion. 
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 It doesn’t bother me too much if I am late meeting a friend. 
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 Friendships and relationships are just too difficult‚ so I tend not to bother with them. 
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 I often find it difficult to judge if something is rude or polite. 
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 In a conversation‚ I tend to focus on my own thoughts rather than on what my listener might be thinking. 
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 When I was a child‚ I enjoyed cutting up worms to see what would happen. 
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 I can pick up quickly if someone says one thing but means another. 
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 It is hard for me to see why some things upset people so much. 
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 I find it easy to put myself in somebody else’s shoes. 
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 I am good at predicting how someone will feel. 
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 I am quick to spot when someone in a group is feeling awkward or uncomfortable. 
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 If I say something that someone else is offended by‚ I think that that’s their problem‚ not mine. 
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 If anyone asked me if I like their haricut‚ I would reply truthfully‚ even if I didn’t like it. 
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 I can’t always see why someone should have felt offended by a remark. 
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 Seeing people cry doesn’t really upset me. 
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 I am very blunt‚ which some people take to be rudeness‚ even though this is unintentional. 
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 I don’t tend to find social situations confusing. 
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 Other people tell me I am good at understanding how they are feeling and what they are thinking. 
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 When I talk to people‚ I tend to talk about their experiences rather than my own. 
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 It upsets me to see animals in pain. 
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 I am able to make decisions without being influenced by people’s feelings. 
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 I can easily tell if someone else is interested or bored with what I am saying. 
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 I get upset if I see people suffering on news programmes. 
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 Friends usually talk to me about their problems as they say I am very understanding. 
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 I can sense if I am intruding‚ even if the other person doesn’t tell me. 
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 People sometimes tell me that I have gone too far with teasing. 
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 Other people often say that I am insensitive‚ though I don’t always see why. 
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 If I see a stranger in a group‚ I think that it is up to them to make an effort to join in. 
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 I usually stay emotionally detached when watching a film. 
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 I can tune into how someone else feels rapidly and intuitively. 
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 I can easily work out what another person might want to talk about. 
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 I can tell if someone is masking their true emotion. 
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 I don’t consciously work out the rules of social situations. 
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 I am good at predicting what someone will do. 
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 I tend to get emotionally involved with a friend’s problems. 
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 I can usually appreciate the other person’s viewpoint‚ even if I don’t agree with it. 
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