Studies have shown that your profile picture is a direct depiction of your personality. Here are the ten most common profile pictures and what they could say about your personality - based off my psychological expertise and 400 years of research, of course. (insert wink-y face emoji here)
1. The selfie
Lets be real, you’re probably just a bit narcissistic- everyone is, in varying degrees. You think you look better in pictures when you take it yourself and throw on a couple of filters. If it’s a serious selfie, you probably like people to think you’re mysterious, but in reality you’re probably self-aware, and a very emotional person. If it’s a smiling selfie, you’re probably pretty normal or you like people to think that you’re pretty normal.
2. The cool travel picture
You’ve probably considered yourself diagnosed with “serious wanderlust”. You enjoy learning new things, meeting new people, and you have quite a bit of an adventurous spirit. Wow, you’re so young and carefree! You’d much rather be basking under the Australian sun or climbing onto the back of animals somewhere in the African desert. You like to make other people jealous, and the truth is, it’s probably working.
3. The blurry, cropped picture
You don’t really understand what constitutes a proper profile picture. You’ve taken a random picture that someone took of you where you look decently decent, and cropped it so that it’s only your face. You don’t really care about anything social media related, and you only have this account because your friend or your Mom forced you to.
4. The picture that is not you
It’s either one of two things. It may be that you don’t take life too seriously and you enjoy confusing people, or you are the same person from #3 and you still don’t understand what constitutes a proper profile picture so you’ve opted for something random. Basically, you’re way too hipster for Facebook. If it’s a pop culture reference, you’re probably one of those people who spend way too much time on Netflix and can recite every episode of some show by memory. #loser #just kidding
5. The picture of you laughing
Wow, you’re so cool and carefree! Your personality depends on how this picture was taken. If it was a genuine “Kodak moment”, then you’re a pretty decent person with a decent sense of humor. If it was posed, then you’re probably the type of person who cares a lot about what other people think.
6. The picture of you hanging out with friends
You are either popular or want to be popular, or you want people to think that you’re popular. Or, you have friends and you really love them.
7. The picture of you hanging out with friends but you’ve cropped everyone else out
You are a completely horrible person. Just kidding. You don’t really care about popularity; you just couldn’t find a good picture of yourself without other people in it.
8. The picture of you and your significant other
You believe that your significant other is the most important person in your life, and if they have made it to your profile picture, you probably think that they’re “the one." It’s a pretty big deal. You’ve already planned out your life with them and you know exactly how many kids you’re going to have, where you’re going to live, and you have either a binder or a Pinterest board entitled “Wedding Stuff."
9. The baby picture
You had a pretty good childhood, and you miss it. You probably still have your old blankie or stuffed animal, and sleep with it tucked under your pillow every night to protect you from the monsters in your closet. You secretly still watch shows like Cyberchase and Arthur, have seen and loved Teen Beach Movie 2, and you enjoy eating Lucky Charms, Fruit Loops, and/or Captain Crunch for breakfast/lunch/dinner.
10. The animal picture
It’s either that you think animals are better than people and/or are an animal behavior major, or you are a “like” seeker with the knowledge that any picture of an animal on the internet instantly get hundreds of likes. So basically, you’re either a genuinely nice person or an extremely crap person.
