How Your Partner’s Handwriting Reveals Their True Personality

The secret clues behind those crossed T’s and dotted I’s.

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I adore getting handwritten love letters. But not for the reasons you might think. I don’t care about a lover’s poetic sentiments or collecting romantic keepsakes. I want to analyze their handwriting.

I began studying handwriting or graphology twenty years ago. Although many have dismissed it as a pseudoscience, graphology is not some parlor trick. It has been used by criminal detectives, hiring managers, and medical professionals. In one study, Parkinson’s could be detected early in patients whose handwriting got smaller and indicated longer pauses between letters. Dysgraphia — the medical term for messy writing often found in kids — is an early sign of ADHD.

Still not convinced? Then maybe analyzing your partner’s scrawls will help. You might be surprised how much their hand mirrors their heart.

First off, ask your partner to write a short paragraph with their favorite pen and paper and then sign it. (Yes, your choice of writing utensils matter.) Your handwriting reveals your personality while your signature reveals how you want the world to see you.

For this exercise, I analyzed famous signatures but you need more than a signature to fully…