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Quiz: What Type of Complainer Are You?

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Published Apr 1, 2020

Complaining happens. In fact, a lot of times it’s a good thing. (Hey, that vent session via group text with your friends did make you feel better about what your mother-in-law said last week.) But how you complain matters, according to The New York Times, and there are actually three different types of complainers. Two are healthy, the third is not. So, which type are you? Take our quiz to find out.

1. Your Mother-in-law Is Famous For Her Baking Skills…and Backhanded Compliments. But That Last One Hit A Little Too Close To Home. You...

Air your feelings to your bestie over a glass of wine

Tell your spouse the time has come to defend your honor

Stew about it out loud to anyone who will listen…for a couple of weeks

2. Your Coworker Said, ‘you Look Tired.’ Ouch. You’ll Be Able To Let It Go…

Never

After you’ve Slacked your work wife to tell her what happened

After you’ve reasoned out why she could possibly think that

3. Feedback. It’s Often A Love/hate Relationship. What’s Your Take On It?

Love

Hate

4. Your Favorite Way To Ruminate Is...

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Happy hour every night

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Texting your friends

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Going for a run

5. Pick A parks And Recreation Character:

NBC

Leslie Knope

NBC

Ann Perkins

NBC

April Ludgate

Rachel Bowie

Senior Director, Special Projects and Royals

Writes and produces family, fashion, wellness, relationships, money and royals content
Podcast co-host and published author with a book about the British Royal Family
Studied sociology at Wheaton College and received a masters degree in journalism from Emerson College

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