As a Purple Persona, you can be described as an intellectual romantic. You have a strong sense of morality and altruistic passion for the greater good; as a result, you tend to see helping others as your purpose in life. However, underneath that friendly, loyal and compassionate demeanour lies a very strong individual who will tirelessly fight for what you believe in. Your high ideals and morals are rooted deeply in the values that you hold dear. These ideals cover all aspects of your life including how you want to live and what your partner must be like.

Your above-average intellect and people-oriented nature make you a skilled communicator. People will admire you for your passion and your drive. You have a talent for expressing your ideas with so much energy and enthusiasm that it always has a contagious effect on other people, which, in turn, gives you a magnetic power to inspire and motivate people.

You are likely to be well informed and versed in a variety of subjects and you have no problem expressing your opinion, even if it goes against everyone else’s. You don’t mind challenging those who talk about things they don’t really understand, which to some people can come across as abrasive. You possess a level of mental dexterity that few other people will possess. This means that you can find it frustratingly difficult to convey your ideas to some people. You run the risk of appearing to be condescending as your natural reaction in situations like this would be to either walk away or dumb down the concept.

Your extraordinary way of viewing things is even further complicated by your increasingly active thought life. You spend a lot of time ‘in your head’, often completely detached from reality. This tendency often makes you overthink things and takes your idealism too far, often setting yourself up for disappointment. You are also a creative soul who can get so immersed in a project or idea that the rest of the world can cease to exist for a while. This trait, probably more than any other, can create quite a lot of friction in a relationship. As caring, affectionate and attentive as you can be, you can easily go to extremes in the opposite direction and upset your partner with a lack of interest and effort simply because your mind is elsewhere. The key habit for you to develop in order to make your relationship as smooth as possible is to learn to pursue your passions without neglecting other essential things.

You are a rather private person. Even to those whom you hold dear, you can be a closed book. What many people don’t realise is that this is not from a place of being distant and aloof, but mostly because you never want to cause any hassle by expressing your feelings or concerns. Your propensity for keeping your feelings and emotions to yourself can cause you to bottle things up. By the time they surface, they have so much mental and emotional baggage attached to them that it is difficult to see things clearly. As a result, your outbursts are ill-timed and come across as cutting or sarcastic. You are equipped with a sharp mind and eloquence with which you could easily take someone off at the knees even if your intention was never to cause any pain or upset.

Of all the Personas you are the most easily misunderstood. You genuinely have access to more resources than most people do. One moment you can partake in high-level creative brainstorming and the next you can focus on minute details. When it comes to people you are generally caring and understanding, but you can also be dismissive and demanding when you go into your shut-down mode. Given that you don’t easily express your own feelings, and that some people may not be quick enough to follow your complicated way of processing and outputting thoughts, it is not uncommon for people to be lost on how to relate to you. Your way of thinking tends to be so different to the majority that you have to forgive those who simply won’t ‘get you’.

When it comes to your love life, you have very high standards and expectations just as with everything else in your life. You tend to have a crystal clear idea of not only the kind of person whom you hope will capture your heart but even down to the way the romance should unfold. You’d love your ideal partner to be a fellow romantic who will stimulate you mentally and will share your altruistic passions. You’d want them to match you in your values and outlook on life. Never short on imagination, you dream of the perfect relationship, forming an image of your ideal partner and placing them high on your mental pedestal.

When on a date, you often start with a flurry of comparisons, exploring all the ways the person before you matches with the ideal you’ve imagined. This progression can be a challenge for a new partner, as not everyone is able to keep up with a Purple’s rich imagination and moral standards. With you being rather private, you may tend to expect to be told more details than what you are volunteering about yourself. Give the other person a fighting chance to win your heart, and give them enough information about yourself to give them something to look forward to. You have sufficient intuition so that you are unlikely to be misled. So, why not relax a little and give your date more to work with.

If a relationship takes hold, your partner will discover you to be a passionately hopeless romantic. Purples do everything they can to be the ideal partner, staying true to themselves and encouraging their partners to do the same. You take your time in becoming close so that you can get to know your new partner, using your perceptive intuition to understand their wants and needs and adapt to them. You are generous in your affection, with a clear preference for putting the pleasure of your partner first. It is in knowing that your partner is satisfied that you would truly feel the most joy. This selfless desire to give and make your partner unconditionally happy makes you a truly valuable and unique partner.