When you’re crafting your characters, you always have to keep in mind the way your readers will relate to them. Because perfection isn’t something audiences will find relatable, it’s important to give your characters flaws. Whether it’s your characters finding approachability in each other or readers feeling some kind of connection to the people on the page, there are tons of characteristics that you can give to your characters in order to make them seem more human and real.

Unsure of how to give your character characteristics that will make them more approachable? Here are 25 of our favorites to get you started:

1. Anxious

2. Practical

3. Blunt

4. Rebellious

5. Dishonest

6. Fierce

7. Idealist

8. Self-Martyr

9. Proud

10. Nervous

11. Absent-minded

12. Unpredictable

13. Tongue-tied

14. Gullible

15. Theatrical

16. Perfectionist

17. Temperamental

18. Withdrawn

19. Reckless

20. Pessimist

21. Soft-hearted

22. Phobic

23. Overzealous

24. Timid

25. Meddlesome

Need more ideas for your characters? Here are 100 more character flaws for you to use as you sit down to write.