Which Buendía Are You? | Personality Quiz

Before time was time, when the ants still whispered prophecies and the ghosts of the future lingered in the nursery, the Buendías wove their madness into the bones of Macondo. Were you born from José Arcadio’s alchemy of stars and gunpowder? Do you bleed Aureliano’s wars, or dissolve like Remedios into the sky? The house whispers your name. The rain knows. Take this quiz (if you dare) before the insomnia plague erases all memory of who you were meant to be. (Yellow butterflies sold separately.)

(Translation: You’re about to find out which Buendía chaos lives in your soul. Proceed with caution.)

WARNING: By the time you finish, you may no longer recognize yourself or worse, you might remember something that hasn’t happened yet.

DISCLAIMER: No Buendías were harmed in the making of this quiz (though several were mildly inconvenienced). Results may include: spontaneous insomnia, unexpected levitation, or the sudden urge to marry your cousin. The blog owner is not responsible for any time loops, haunted fortunes, or yellow butterfly infestations.

WHICH BUENDÍA ARE YOU? QUIZ

Instructions: Choose the answer that resonates most with you. At the end, tally your results to discover which Buendía (or hybrid Buendía) you embody!

1. Your friends would describe you as:

A) A visionary, always chasing a new idea, even if it’s a little unrealistic

B) Quietly intense, with a stubborn streak and a hidden soft side

C) Charismatic and magnetic, people are drawn to you without you trying

D) Practical and responsible, but secretly longing for passion

E) Free-spirited and rebellious, refusing to follow rules

F) A cryptic sage, you speak in riddles and seem to know things before they happen

2. Your biggest flaw is:

A) You get obsessed with projects, then abandon them halfway

B) You hold grudges for decades

C) You’re oblivious to how your presence affects others

D) You suppress your emotions until they explode

E) You reject tradition so hard it backfires

F) You’re so detached from reality that people think you’re mad (or magical)

3. How do you handle love?

A) You fall hard and fast, but your passions burn out quickly

B) You love deeply but tragically, it’s complicated

C) People fall for you effortlessly, but you don’t even notice

D) You prioritize duty over desire, even if it hurts

E) You refuse to be tied down, love is a cage

F) You’ve loved across lifetimes

4. Your life motto is closest to:

A) "I’ll invent my own destiny!"

B) "I never forget, and I never forgive."

C) "Why worry? Things just work out for me."

D) "Someone has to keep this family/friend group together."

E) "Rules are made to be broken."

F) "Time is a circle, and I’ve already seen the ending."

5. What’s your aesthetic?

A) Eccentric inventor, your workspace is chaos, but genius chaos

B) Dark academia with a hint of melancholy

C) Ethereal and effortless, like you woke up glowing.

D) Polished and put-together, but with a hidden wild side

E) Boho punk, you defy categorization

F) Wandering mystic, alchemy books, robes, and crystals

6. How do you handle conflict?

A) With grand ideas to solve everything (that may or may not work)

B) By retreating into yourself and plotting revenge for years

C) You don't. People just magically stop being mad at you

D) By being the mediator, even when it drains you

E) By burning bridges dramatically and without regret

F) By quoting ancient proverbs that confuse everyone involved

7. Your ideal Friday night is:

A) Working on your latest passion project until sunrise

B) Brooding in a dimly lit corner of a bookstore

C) Whatever adventure finds you, you don't make plans

D) Hosting a carefully planned dinner party

E) Doing something that would scandalize your family

F) Studying forgotten lore or communing with the cosmos

8. Your phone gallery is mostly:

A) Screenshots of ideas that made sense at 3AM

B) Angsty poetry typed in Notes app

C) Accidental selfies where you look suspiciously divine

D) Spreadsheets and photos of "how things should be organized"

E) Incriminating evidence from last weekend's adventures

F) Blurry photos of omens only you can interpret

9. When the group chat gets chaotic, you:

A) Drop a game-changing idea that derails everything further

B) Watch silently, remembering every slight for future reference

C) Respond with a single emoji that somehow calms the storm

D) Play mediator until you rage-quit (but keep doing it anyway)

E) Pour gasoline on the drama flames

F) Send a gif that predicts how it'll end

10. Your most used app is:

A) Pinterest (for your 17 niche hyperfixation boards)

B) Spotify (sad boi hours playlist on repeat)

C) Instagram (your candid photos look suspiciously divine)

D) Google Calendar (color-coded, 17 reminders per event)

E) WhatsApp (with increasingly unhinged group chat replies)

F) Moon phase tracker (it's for ~reasons~)

SCORING & RESULTS

Tally your answers (mostly A, B, C, etc.) and see below:

Mostly A: José Arcadio Buendía

You’re that friend who starts a podcast, then abandons it to build a DIY bookcase in your room. You’re the original dreamer: innovative, restless, and a little mad. Your mind is always racing ahead of reality, but your ideas (like ice or flying machines) might not always pan out. Everyone low-key thinks you’ll either be a billionaire or end up on a true-crime documentary, no in-between.

Mostly B: Colonel Aureliano Buendía

Brooding, principled, and haunted by the past. You’ve got a warrior’s heart but a poet’s soul. You post sad poetry and still hold a grudge from elementary school. Your Spotify Wrapped is just Hozier and war soundtracks, and your group chat is tired of your "deep takes" on capitalism. You’d start a revolution, but you’re too busy journaling about it in your leather-bound notebook.

Mostly C: Remedios the Beauty

You accidentally became the "hot friend" by existing. Your lazy girl skincare routine is just water, yet you glow like you bathe in moon juice. People slide into your DMs with "u don’t belong on this earth" memes, and your exes write songs about you that you’ll never listen to. One day you’ll vanish into the woods, and no one will be surprised, just devastated.

Mostly D: Úrsula Iguarán

You’re realistic, determined, and keep everyone grounded even if it means swallowing your own desires. You’re the group mom who carries bandaids, snacks, and emotional trauma in your tote bag. Your Google Calendar is color-coded, your plants are alive, and your friends text you things like "how do this subject work?" while you mutter "I didn’t sign up for this." Without you, the squad would crumble, but who’s taking care of you? (Spoiler: No one.)

Mostly E: Amaranta Úrsula 

You’re a wildcard: defiant, sensual, and unapologetically yourself. Tradition? Never heard of her. You ghosted your corporate job to sell candles with cursed vibes on Etsy. Your dating history is a mess (that one lawyer? The bassist? The professor?), but your OOTDs go viral anyway. People call you chaotic, but honestly? Society’s the problem, you’re just living your cottagecore villain era.

Mostly F: Melquíades

You’re the eternal outsider: wise, strange, and untethered from linear time. You’re the friend who says stuff like "time isn’t real" at parties and actually convinces people. Your IG captions are cryptic poetry, your apartment smells like incense and mystery, and your tarot readings hit too hard. You weave in and out of stories, dropping cryptic truths no one understands until it’s too late. (Also, you probably have a stash of forbidden manuscripts.)

MIXED ANSWERS:

A + B (José Arcadio + Aureliano)

You’re the guy who rage-quits your finance internship to write a manifesto about the system. Your TikTok is a mix of conspiracy theories and sad guitar covers, and your group chat is concerned. One day you’ll either run for office or live off-grid, both are equally likely.

A + C (José Arcadio + Remedios)

You dropped out of art school to become a multidisciplinary creative (read: you paint, make beats, and date a DJ). Your IG is all golden-hour selfies and abstract art that people call deep (it’s just shapes). Your exes still text you "u up?" at 2 AM, but you’re busy healing (or at least pretending to).

A + D (José Arcadio + Úrsula)

You're the group chat mom who plans your next month while secretly daydreaming of vanishing to Bali. Your Notes app has both the grocery list and a screenplay about dismantling the patriarchy. Friends call you "responsible" but little do they know about your secret burner account where you shitpost about astrology.

A + E (José Arcadio + Amaranta Úrsula)

Your LinkedIn says "entrepreneur" but really you've got 5 side hustles and 3 restraining orders. You dated a nepo baby, a philosopher, and a bassist, all at the same time. The group chat votes you "Most Likely to Start a Cult (Accidentally)."

B + C (Aureliano + Remedios)

You’re the sad hot friend who posts blurry film pics with captions like "heaven is a mood." Your Spotify Wrapped is Phoebe Bridgers and one hyperpop song you won’t explain. People project their trauma onto you, but you’re just here for the aesthetic, and maybe to steal your bestie’s sweater.

B + D (Aureliano + Úrsula)

You're the friend who brings a first aid kit to the club "just in case." Your Google Calendar is color-coded but your therapy notes just say "lol." People trauma dump on you at parties while you nod and mentally plan next week's meal prep.

B + E (Aureliano + Amaranta Úrsula)

Your dating history looks like a season of The White Lotus. You own both a weighted blanket and a collection of cursed thrift store art. The group chat has a betting pool on whether you'll become a wellness guru or an international fugitive.

C + D (Remedios + Úrsula)

You look like you bathe in moon water but actually survive on iced coffee and spite. Your "no makeup" makeup takes 47 minutes and three Sephora subscriptions. People assume you're sweet until they see your Notes app full of enemies lists.

C + E (Remedios + Amaranta Úrsula)

You quit your corporate job to sell questionable home-made cookies on Etsy. Your dating app profile says "here for a spiritual awakening" (you're just here to cause problems). That one viral TikTok of you eating a peach has its own fan accounts.

D + E (Úrsula + Amaranta Úrsula)

You’re the "responsible one" who also has some secret accounts. By day, you’re organizing the group trip, by night, you’re tweeting "burn it all down" from a fake account. Your Notes app is half grocery lists, half unpublished romance novels, the duality of girlboss gaslight gatekeep.

F + A (Melquíades + José Arcadio)

You're the friend who says "time is a flat circle" at parties and actually means it. Your IG captions are just emoji spells that somehow get you 500+ likes. People think you're mysterious but you just don't like talking to people.

F + B (Melquíades + Aureliano)

Your Twitter is 280-character poetry that gets quoted on Pinterest with no credit. You own at least 3 crystals that "do things" but won't elaborate. That one professor still emails you asking about your "unique perspective" from that one class years ago.

F + C (Melquíades + Remedios)

You look like you know the secrets of the universe but really you're just zoned out. Your "natural glow" is actually genetic dark circles and poor sleep hygiene. People ask you for life advice but you're just quoting tweets you half-remember.

F + D (Melquíades + Úrsula)

You're the friend who always has ibuprofen and relationship advice in your purse. Your Google search history alternates between "how to file taxes" and "are ghosts real." The group chat has you saved as "The Oracle" but really you're just good at Googling.

F + E (Melquíades + Amaranta Úrsula)

You run a niche meme page with 10K followers and a vibe. Your hobbies include astrology, arson (metaphorical, probably), and giving terrible life advice that somehow works. People either want to be you or date you, but you’re busy moving somewhere unknown with no notice.

TRIPLE HYBRIDS (FOR THE TRULY CURSED)

A + B + F (José + Aureliano + Melquíades)

The Trifecta of Doom. You’re simultaneously waging war, inventing God, and writing your own obituary. Macondo will collapse twice before lunch.

C + D + E (Remedios + Úrsula + Amaranta)

The Holy Trinity of Trauma. You’re a saint, a martyr, and an arsonist. The family portrait weeps when you enter the room.

B + D + F (Aureliano + Úrsula + Melquíades)

The Ghost in the Machine. You are the family curse. Even your shadow has a tragic backstory.

Note: If your combination isn’t listed here, congratulations! You’ve invented a new breed of Buendía. 

So, which Buendía are you? A cursed romantic? A runaway rebel? Or did you defy fate and channel the enigmatic Melquíades himself? Share your results in the comments or tag a friend who needs to take this quiz! Don’t forget to use #WhichBuendíaAreYou and tag @shainalite.