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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 liked their haircut, 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 an animal 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 that 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.