TERRIFIC PEOPLE QUIZ

Terrific people supposedly are those who make us smile, laugh, stimulate our interest, accept us for who we are, make us feel good about ourselves. Applicable to the more general term, "friend" (vs. "lover" or "significant other"), I was surprised to see the following guidelines for spotting the terrific people in our lives--

TERRIFIC PEOPLE QUIZ

Behavioral reactions:

3) Do you have the urge to hug, kiss, touch, and show affection freely to the person?

4) Are your affections reciprocated?

8) Does the person unselfishly go out of his/her way for you or try to please you?

10) Do you feel that you smile more and look your best whenever you are around that person?

Communication Reactions:

5) Do you speak to each other in kind and loving tones?

Physical reactions:

3) Do you like the way the person looks, dresses, sounds, and smells?

4) Do you like the way the person touches you?

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Terrific adjectives:

Healthy Honest Humorous Imaginative Independent Integrity In the moment Joyful Kind Leader Level-headed Limitless Listens well Knowledgeable Loving Loyal Manly Meditative Moral Motivating Noncritical Not blaming Not complaining Accepting Accomplished Active Affectionate Ambitious Animated Assertive Aware of others Balanced Bold Brave Brilliant Calculated risktaker Calming

Charismatic Charming Childlike Classy Committed Communicative Compassionate Concerned Confident Conscious Consistent Creative Credible Curious Decisive Diverse Elegant Energetic Enterprising vs. entrepreneurial Enthusiastic Expressive Flexible Focused Full of life Generous Genuine Goal-oriented Gracious Grateful, appreciative Happy Hardworking, reliable Helpful Not destructive Not gossiping Not judgmental Not self-righteous

Not victimlike Nurturing Open emotionally Organized Passionate Patient People person Playful Real Respectable Respectful Responsible Satisfiable Secure Selfless Sensual, sensuous Sexual Simple Smart Socially aware Spiritual Strong Sweet, tender, thoughtful Gentle Trusting Trustworthy Values Warm Well-groomed Well-spoken Zest for life Uninhibited Unpretentious Unsuspicious Up-front