(Phatforums News / Match.com) — For a New Year Review, take this survey.
On a more personal note, it sounds like a perfect opportunity to honor the boss in your relationship. Before you go shopping for cards or flowers or clear your calendar for lunch, let’s take some time to reflect. Which are you, the boss or the employee?
The perfect democracy doesn’t exist when there’s no third party to cast the deciding vote in a twosome. Take this quiz to see who’s got the upper hand in your relationship.
1. Where are you planning to spend Thanksgiving this year?
With your family. (6 points)
At your place. (10 points)
With his/her family. (2 points)
2. Where are you spending the rest of the holiday season afterward?
With your family. (6 points)
With his/her family. (2 points)
At your place. (10 points)
3. Who does the cooking at home?
He/she does. (2 points)
We do it together. (10 points)
I do. (6 points)
4. Who does the dishes?
He/she does. (6 points)
I do. (2 points)
We do them together. (10 points)
5. Who picks the movie when you go out?
He/she does. (2 points)
We alternate. (10 points)
I do. (6 points)
6. Who has custody of the TV remote control?
He/she does. (2 points)
We share. (10 points)
I do. (6 points)
7. Who winds up with all the bedcovers in the morning?
He/she does. (2 points)
I do. (6 points)
We’re snuggled together under them. (10 points)
8. He/she likes dogs. You like cats. What pet do you end up owning together?
A dog and a cat. (10 points)
A dog. (2 points)
A cat. (6 points)
9. He/she’s a morning person. You like to sleep late. What happens on Sunday morning?
We get up early. (2 points)
We sleep in. (6 points)
He/she gets up early and brings me breakfast in bed later. (10 points)
10. Who has custody of the checkbook?
He/she does. (2 points)
We have separate accounts. (10 points)
I do. (6 points)
Scoring
20-40 points: You are very accommodating, or your significant other is very domineering. Perhaps you might consider a little assertiveness training to help you stand up for yourself?
40-80 points: It looks like you’ve got the upper hand, so relax. You’re in a relationship, not a contest. You might want to give a little the next time a decision-making opportunity arises that affects you both.
80-100 points: Congratulations! It seems that you have mastered the art of having a balanced relationship with your honey. No control freaks are present in your twosome, so give yourselves a mutual treat to celebrate. Marcy Barack is a freelance writer who contributes to Happen magazine.
