Honesty. Tell me the truth, even if it hurts.
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Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
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Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What is the trait you most deplore in others?
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What is your idea of perfect happiness?
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When were you happiest?
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Originally asked
Vanity Fair, to its interview subject, The Proust Questionnaire
A fixed Vanity Fair Proust Questionnaire item asked across its three-decade archive, with independent variants in friendship and profile interviews.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Their ability to open a bottle of wine.
The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, 1 September 2010 source ↗
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Pelé
Brazilian footballer; three-time World Cup winner
Loyalty. Most of my friends have been around me for decades.
Humor and honesty. Realness. No bullshit.
Rafael Nadal
Spanish professional tennis player, 2001–2024
The word says it all. To be a friend means that they are always there, for the good or the bad.
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Sister Alice Marie Quinn, who runs St. Vincent Meals on Wheels in Los Angeles.
Serially telling endless boring jokes and sexism and racism and homophobia (they often go together).
To sit by a clear river on a warm day in early July with the smell of cut grass in the air.
I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time. But I think I am pretty happy now.
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