One of the 243 portraits · LHMLH
The Romantic
I say on paper what I cannot say in a room.
You feel deeply and keep reasonable order.
You are moved by ideas nearly as much as by people, and you keep enough order in your life to actually act on what moves you. What you cannot say out loud, you can usually say in writing.
Tender · Reflective · Idealistic
The five together
Tender, thoughtful and privately anxious, you say on paper what you cannot say in a room, keep your life in reasonable order, and are moved by ideas as much as people.
The Romantic's result is high on Agreeableness and Openness, low on Extraversion and Emotional Stability and in the middle on Conscientiousness. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 3 in 1,000 people
0.28% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Romantic is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Romantic might recognize
- You write down a feeling you would never say directly to the person it is about.
- You keep your life organized enough to function even during an emotionally difficult stretch.
A question worth keeping
What would you say out loud, to the right person, if writing it down were not an option?
Six lenses
The Romantic in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Romantic come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Romantic.
- Extraversion mediumThe Visionary
- Extraversion highThe Advocate
- Agreeableness lowThe Satirist
- Agreeableness mediumThe Thinker
- Conscientiousness lowThe Poet
- Conscientiousness highThe Healer
- Emotional Stability mediumThe Restorer
- Emotional Stability highThe Mystic
- Openness lowThe Caretaker
- Openness mediumThe Nurturer
The traits behind The Romantic
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Romantic
- What is the Romantic personality?
- The Romantic is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I say on paper what I cannot say in a room. Tender, thoughtful and privately anxious, you say on paper what you cannot say in a room, keep your life in reasonable order, and are moved by ideas as much as people.
- How common is The Romantic?
- 0.28% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Romantic is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Romantic?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Romantic a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Romantic names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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