July 2, 2013

Are You Human? Take the Test (Love and Loss Edition)

“If you answer yes to 10 or more of these you are a human.” If not, “more tests are needed.”

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Have you ever wished that you and your lover could speak in person as well as you text with each other?

This is one of the many questions that are posed in the video below, which tests how human your are (in terms of love and loss).

According to the test’s creators, “If you answer yes to 10 or more of these you are a human.” If not, “more tests are needed.”

Watch here:

(h/t Upworthy)

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