What’s Your Dating Superpower?

Ian Fortey

5 Min Quiz

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About This Quiz

The world of dating can be a risky one to navigate. It's not like going to Titan to take on Thanos himself or anything, but it can still be a harrowing journey with all manner of villains to overcome. Getting ghosted, dealing with rude people, pushy dates, cheap dates, or something as simple as bad breath means you always need to be on your toes. Sometimes you pick a winner, and your date goes off without a hitch. Sometimes it's grimmer than one of Batman's worst movies. You take the good with the bad, you learn and adapt and, if you're just lucky and skilled enough, you develop your very own set of helpful dating superpowers that will guide you through the daunting and treacherous dating atmosphere with at least a little more ease.

Now, something like X-ray vision or mind reading would probably be a super helpful superpower to have when you're out in the dating world, but odds are those are not real or practical options for you. So what is an option? What superpower do you bring to the table? Come with us to our Fortress of Dating Solitude, and we'll find out what your dating superpower truly is.

You're geared up for a first date with someone you met through friends and your date says they're down for whatever you want to do. What does that even mean?

They're lying already.

We're going to have some fun.
I better ask my friends what they're into.

I'll have to come up with a few great ideas.

How easy is it for you to tell if the person you're seeing is just not into the date?

I can tell after talking for a little while.

That has never happened.
I can tell right away.

I always hope I can turn it around.

Speaking of superpowers, what superpower do you think would be most useful on a date?

Invisibility

Flight
Mind reading

Teleportation

How many dates do you think you go on in an average month?

One or two

Maybe 10
Two or three

Four or five

What's going to stop a date dead in its tracks?

Finding out they're already in a relationship

Spending all their time on the phone
Being rude to servers

Shutting down my ideas

When is it acceptable to go to McDonald's on a date?

If you've been a couple for a while

Never
If you're just stopping on the way to somewhere else

Maybe not the first date but whatever works

DC Comics is really falling behind Marvel in the movie department. What DC hero needs a new movie ASAP?

Batman is never a bad idea.

Wonder Woman
Sandman

Green Lantern

Which of these daytime date ideas seems like it's in your wheelhouse?

A walk by a river

A day at the beach
A picnic

Some kind of sporting event

Restaurants may be the most popular date location in the world. What kind of restaurant do you want to go to?

Italian

Mexican
Chinese

Some type of roadhouse

Which dude from the Avengers do you think would probably be the most interesting on a date?

Dr. Strange

Captain America
Iron Man

Thor

What about the ladies? Which female Avenger is clearly showing her date the best time?

Black Widow

Captain Marvel
Mantis

Gamora

Dating apps: yay or nay?

Nay

Yay!
Maybe

Why not?

Do you ever get burned out on the idea of dating?

Yeah, sometimes

No, I always try to keep it interesting.
It gets close sometimes.

Not ever

Would you ever ghost a date to hit up a concert with a friend if they offered you a last minute ticket?

Well, yeah, probably

Depends on the date
I might reschedule but probably not.

No

How often do you get asked out on dates?

Not a ton, but some

All the time
Every now and then

A lot

When you're out with friends, do people offer you their number or ask for yours very often?

Depends on where we are

Happens a lot
If I'm out with friends, I'm not looking for that.

Sometimes

If a date tried to surprise you by taking you someplace you hated, would you tell them?

Yeah, you need to be honest.

I'd think of a way to quickly end the date.
I'd try to endure it.

I'd try to suggest something else instead.

Just because someone is a villain doesn't mean you can't date them. What villain seems the most dateable?

Loki

Magneto
Hela

Killmonger

Is speed dating something you'd ever try?

Could be fun

Definitely
I don't think so.

I have no idea what that even is.

Is a long distance relationship worth it?

I don't think so.

No, you need to be together.
Definitely

If you care about them, then sure.

The MCU has given us many great and memorable characters and then maybe a few not so good ones. Who did you like the least?

Winter Soldier

Mantis
War Machine

Hawkeye

If you were going to take a date to a different city for a long weekend adventure, where would you go?

Los Angeles

Las Vegas
New York

Orlando

How likely are you to take a date dancing?

Not super likely at all

It's in my top three choices of what to do.
Maybe, if they're into it

We can discuss it.

What food should you never, ever eat on a date?

Spaghetti

Ribs
Anything oniony or garlicky

Baked beans

Is a date where you take a class and learn a new skill, like cooking or something artsy, a good idea?

It could be.

Maybe not as a first date
If it's something we both have an interest in

That sounds awesome!

How long will you wait at a restaurant for a date who is running late?

Depends on their excuse

Not very long
If they don't contact me, then probably not more than 30 minutes.

I'll give them some time; all kinds of things could have happened.

Are you planting your lips on someone for a kiss on the first date?

Not on the first date

Definitely
If there's a spark

Never say never.

Do friends ever come to you for dating advice?

Yes, when things are going a little rough for them

Not really
Constantly

My best friend does that.

Have you ever had to switch your Facebook status to "It's complicated"?

I don't use Facebook.

Nope
Yes

I keep my personal life out of social media.

Pick your ultimate superhero couple.

Batman and Catwoman

Hulk and Black Widow
Scarlet Witch and Vision

Star-Lord and Gamora

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