Knowing people's character or behaviours is not easy, and it's a task we will never complete even if we dedicate a life time to it.

However, there are some common characteristics that people display generally which should give you a clear picture as to the type of person they are. Remember, this trait's exhibited by people is mostly influenced by factors and variables which you don't know about.

A person's personal and learned experiences which moulded their thoughts and values eventually form their core personality. Therefore, whatever personal behaviour you see someone show, it is as a result of their thought patterns and personal value system.

Here are 7 simple ways you can use to know a person's true character. Each of them are tried and tested, and they work. You will be surprised at how simple tips can change your perspective of people forever.

1) Watch how they treat you when they think they cannot gain anything from you. 

2) If you are close to the person, call out their nonsense attitude to their face but don't use insult. A free-minded person will probably laugh and make joke of it. The other person? Well, find out for yourself!

3) Be the 'Yes Guy' for a while, then say "No!" to their requests. This usually comes as a shock and will truly reveal if they're interested in you because of what they're gaining from you - financially or otherwise.

4) Watch and observe how they treat others they are better than in economic and educational status. Nothing reveals a persons true character more than being elevated in the societal ladder.

5) Disagree with their opinion on polarised topics. Polarised topics here include religion, politics, football, nationalism, etc.

6) If someone consistently tells you they are a good person but their actions says otherwise, best believe the act. Self-explanatory!

7) Pay attention to how they have behaved in the past, look at their current behavior. Acts eventually add up and become repeated patterns even though the person repeating the acts may not be aware of this.

The signs are always there, you just chose to ignore.

SHORT men really do miss out on sex, according to a study. Researchers looking at how people’s height and weight affected the number of sexual partners they had had found short men had the least. However, they were surprised to note that tall men did not always have the best sex lives.

LoversThe study of 60,058 heterosexual men and women aged 30 to 44 found that their average number of sexual partners was eight.

Researchers said there was little difference in the number of partners across the height range with one exception—very short men. While men of other heights had a median of seven sexual partners, those between 5ft 2in and 5ft 4in had only five, the team from Chapman University, California, found.

Regarding weight, normal and overweight men reported the most sexual partners, while underweight men had the least. Underweight women also had notably fewer partners, said the journal Evolutionary Psychology.