Are You a Good Girlfriend?

By: Zoe Samuel

6 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

Relationships are easy if you've made all the mistakes already. Idealists can say that an ideal relationship should be all about codependency, but if you go down that road, as soon as either of you changes, the other will feel something is missing. Getting too needy is a quick way to become a relationship nightmare for any partner. It is also important to share interests, passions, and outlooks.

If politics are your jam, you had better be with someone who sees eye to eye with you, or at least someone with an open mind. If you love fantasy movies, you had better be with a fellow geek or someone patient and understanding of your odd love of orcs. If you are a gym rat, your partner had better love kale, or at least not mind that your average dinner doesn't involve alfredo sauce and a bottle of wine.

Do you know how to throw your partner the perfect party? Can you get on with their families and their friends? There are so many variables in a relationship that sorting out how it all comes together would take a lengthy survey and an elaborate system to analyze all that date. The good news is that you are in luck because this quiz is exactly that.

Would you trust them with the password to your phone?

I expect them to have it memorized.

Sure, if we've been together for a while.
Not under any circumstances.

If they are trustworthy.

Did you hesitate to agree to be exclusive?

No! We must merge like one person in two bodies.

Of course, what else is the point of being in a relationship?
Yes, I think maybe I could do better.

No, because that isn't in line with my values.

Who initiates most of your calls?

I do! I call exactly 47 times a day.

We both do out parts.
My partner does, always.

It depends on what's going on in our lives at the time.

If you were going away for a while, would you let them stay in your place?

I would demand that they do!

Sure, if they keep it clean.
No way.

Only if they learn to cook.

Have you ever made each other laugh without even speaking, perhaps just by looking at each other intently or doing silly faces?

My partner makes me laugh like that, and they politely pretend I do!

We do, frequently.
Rarely.

A lot of the time.

How often can you order for them in a restaurant and be sure you will pick something they'll like?

Not all the time, but I always try.

Most of the time.
Not often.

Almost all the time, though they sometimes don't realize they like it until they've tried it.

How many nicknames do you have for them?

One, and it's very sweet!

More than we can count, each for a special occasion.
None. Nicknames are silly.

A few, none of them are embarrassing.

Do you often know what they are thinking without them telling you?

I always think I do, but I don't always know.

I usually know.
I neither know nor care.

I can often sort it out, and I try to be helpful.

If they asked you for the truth about whether they had gained weight, and they had, would you give it?

I should hope so!

If there is trust, I would expect it.
No, and I probably wouldn't bother asking.

Maybe, maybe not. Either way, if they want to lose weight, I'll be supportive.

What's the longest you can go without speaking?

Twenty six minutes.

Sixteen hours or so.
Weeks.

A day or so.

Do you know the details about their finances?

I know them all. I have all their account details memorized.

I know the broad strokes of them.
I don't know and I don't care.

I do, because I help my partner organize them.

Would you trust them to look after your dog?

I would give them my dog forever!

Sure, if we've been together long enough that they know how to take care of it.
No. My dog is more important to me than anyone but family.

Of course! They could benefit from a little time with a dog.

If they failed to return their bestie's call, would that friend call you before anyone else?

No, they might call another mutual friend to find out if my snookums is dead or alive.

Yes.
Maybe.

Probably, but they might call my boo's parents.

Do you have a key to their place?

I have seven!

Yes, and I'm glad that I do.
No, and I don't want one.

Not yet, but if we develop a strong bond, we'll trade keys.

Do their neighbors know who you are?

Of course! I've had them all over for dinner.

Some of them do, but they live in a large apartment building, so it would be hard to know everyone.
No, and that's just how I like it.

Yes, and my introducing myself is the reason my boo knows their neighbors.

Do you know how they take their tea or coffee?

I know how they take drinks they haven't even tried yet.

Yes, and I know what they don't like to drink at all.
I don't know either.

I know a bit, and I encourage my partner to really figure out their favorites so I can be helpful.

When you miss them, does it ever actually physically hurt?

Like a blow to my little heart!

Sometimes, if life is particularly tumultuous.
No, I just wander.

Sometimes, but not often.

Do you have an agreed definition of cheating that you both commit not to transgress?

Yes, and it is stricter than the definition used by the Taliban.

Yes, of course we do.
No, and I aim to keep it that way.

Yes, and it is carefully thought through.

Do you brag about them a lot?

All the time, to anyone who will listen and many who will not.

I brag about them to the people whose opinions are important.
Not really.

I brag about them to their colleagues.

If you broke a prized possession of theirs, would you confess?

I would prostrate myself before them.

I would confess and do my very best to replace it.
I'd just ghost them.

I'd try to fix or replace it before they noticed, and otherwise confess and try to make amends.

If they ask you if something is wrong, and something is indeed wrong, do you tell them what it is?

No! They might leave me!

Yes, because we're both adults.
No, I'd probably just leave.

Yes, because how else will they improve?

Are you in it for the long haul?

Yes! From age 16 to 100!

I am, after careful research.
God, no.

I am, if they are.

Does your boo know any of your secrets?

All of them! I talk about them all the time.

All the important ones, but I don't bother with the ones they'd rather not know about, and that don't matter.
No! None!

They know a few of them.

If you're mad, how much effort do you make to say it nicely, at least once?

I bend over backwards, like a contortionist.

I'm polite, but I express my feelings so they are clear.
No, I yell and stamp and walk out.

I express myself, then put some space between us so we can both cool off.

If someone in their family did a bad thing, would you feel safe enough in the relationship to mention to your partner that you thought it wasn't OK?

Yes. We are soulmates forever and they must back be no matter what.

Yes, because if there is trust I should be able to trust them with that.
No, I'd just leave.

I would, but it would be a test of their morals.

Who said "I love you" first?

We both did! Well, I said it, and then my partner said it right after. Like, a week after. Okay, a year.

We both did, but we both knew long before.
I still haven't.

My partner did, but they knew I loved them long before I told them.

Are you able to just be quietly together and not talk, but it just feels good?

No, we must talk nonstop.

Sure. Those are the best times.
No talking? Yes. Quiet? No.

Sometimes, if I feel my partner is growing as a person.

If you met someone else and really clicked, would you ever indulge in a little flirting, even if you knew it wouldn't go further than that?

No way.

That would not be appropriate.
Of course!

Maybe, if there was zero chance it would get back to my circle of friends.

Would you ever lend them money?

In a heartbeat.

If there is significant trust, yes.
Nope. I don't part with my hard earned money.

I would if there were clear signs that it would get paid back.

Have you ever dropped everything to get to them in an emergency?

No, but I would.

I have, a couple of times.
No.

I have a few times.

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