Do your mates yawn when you talk or groan at the same old jokes? Take our test to find out how boring you really are

DO friends stifle yawns when you quote lines from your favourite films, or groan at your jokes? If the answer is yes, you may actually be quite dull. Find out if you’re boring with our test Credit: Getty Read each of the below statements and score yourself between one and five – where one means you strongly disagree and five means you strongly agree Credit: Getty That’s according to the book How To Spot A Narcissist, out this week. Discover if others think you’re a bit of a bore by taking our quiz by author Dr Sandi Mann. Sign up for the Fabulous newsletter Thank you! Read each of the below statements and score yourself between one and five – where one means you strongly disagree and five means you strongly agree. 1. When I tell a story or anecdote, it tends to take me a long time 2. I generally tend to bring conversations around to myself 3. I think it’s funny and smart to quote from my favourite movies 4. I like to share the interesting things that have happened to me 5. I am not the sort of person who is always smiling or joking Most read in Fabulous 6. I am quite critical, so tend to point out what is wrong in the world 7. People groan at my jokes but I know they like them really 8. Life is a very serious business – I don’t have much time for frivolity 9. I am very interested in a few topics and talk about them a lot 10. I have a few good anecdotes that I tend to repeat a lot 11. I prefer to let people speak without asking them any questions 12. I don’t have many hobbies or interests outside of work FINE (SCORE 12-24) HOORAY! You are not at all boring. You have a wide range of interests, use lots of emotional range in your language, listen to other people and let them talk. You have plenty to say because you lead an interesting and varied life, but you are just as interested in finding out more about other people. While you like to have a bit of a moan and a gossip, you don’t constantly complain. You also manage to tell stories without going off on irrelevant tangents and speak with enthusiasm about a wide range of topics that aren’t all “me me me”. RISKY (SCORE 25-36) YOU may sometimes bore people, but there is hope you can become more interesting – as being aware of the issue is the first step to changing your habits. Perhaps you revel in telling long, rambling stories that never seem to get to the point. Or maybe you include every single detail because you think your audience will be fascinated (they won’t). If you find yourself speaking very slowly, repeatedly telling the same joke or anecdote or keep talking about yourself, you need to make some changes. DULL (SCORE 37-48) OH dear. You probably think you’re a fascinating person who is full of interesting anecdotes but others find you boring. Perhaps your main interest in life is something rather obscure and niche and you like to talk about this subject incessantly. Or maybe you don’t show any interest in other people and what they have to say, avoiding any attempts to engage in two-way conversation. Try broadening your interests so you have a wider range of topics to talk about, ask people about themselves and keep your anecdotes brief. Comment now