The Straight Shooter

Key traits — Direct · Brave · Honest · Impatient

What you are like — You're the classic straight shooter. You don't see the point of three months of hints when one sentence would do it. You'll text first, ask them to the dance, or just say “I kind of like you” by the lockers, and you'd rather hear a no than spend all semester wondering. Your friends think you're fearless. You're not. You just find not knowing worse than being nervous.

Your strengths

· Nobody has to guess what you mean

· You get answers while everyone else is still drafting texts

· You make it easier for the other person to be honest too

· When it's a no, you take it, and you don't make it awkward afterward

Your weaknesses

· You can move faster than the other person is ready for

· You sometimes skip the part where you get to know them first

· Subtle signals go right past you, including “not right now”

· Being that direct can feel like pressure when their friends are standing right there

In love — You want it clear: are we a thing or not. Mixed signals drive you up the wall, and games aren't your style. You're at your best when you slow down just enough to let the other person answer in their own time. And if the answer is no, you already know what to do: respect it, don't keep asking, and remember it says nothing about what you're worth.

At school — You're the one who asks the teacher the question everyone else was thinking. You speak up in group projects, you'll run the group chat, and you're good at saying the awkward thing so everybody can move on.

Best match — The Overthinker, The Class Clown Flirt. You answer the questions the first one is too scared to ask; the second one keeps up with your energy.

Hardest match — Totally Not Crushing, The Crush Detective. The first says no when they mean yes; the second would rather research you than just ask.

One line for you — Brave is good. Brave and patient is better.