quiz | Control Freak's Guide

1. Your partner has a habit that really irritates you. What do you do?

a) Make it clear that either the habit goes or you do

b) Persistently encourage/manipulate/cajole your partner away from their habit

c) Learn to accept and love them as they are

d) Eventually tolerate it, with outbursts of frustration

a) Ask where they’d like to go, then go there

b) Simply announce where you’ll be going

c) Say “I don’t feel like that” to any suggestion they make until they finally give up and ask your preference

d) Suggest a restaurant, then back it up with positive feedback you’ve heard (or made up) about it

a) Completely freak out, move the furniture back into its old place, and refuse to speak with your partner until you’ve cooled down

b) Ask why they did that without asking, but see if you could eventually get used to it

c) Appreciate the effort and the fresh difference

d) Decide to break up — your partner would never be so obviously invasive unless they wanted to break up anyway

a) Laugh along at your own idiosyncrasies

b) Deny it’s the truth (making fun of your partner’s ridiculousness) and start an argument afterwards

c) Remain silent and withdrawn for the rest of the night, not sure how to recover from the comment

d) Feel a tad embarrassed and ask on the sly if that’s really true of you

a) Squirm at your partner’s offer to seek counselling

b) Blame your partner – tell them they need to stop being so selfish and change their ways

c) End the relationship – life’s too short

d) See it as a challenge for your self-growth – bring it on

a) Doesn’t happen – you’re always the driver

b) Sit there relaxed and enjoy being driven around

c) Occasionally use the (non-existent) passenger seat brake pedal when you feel a bit tense

d) Feel the need (actualised or not) to remind the driver of traffic issues and how to handle them

a) Let them know their choice is wrong and that pursuing it is ludicrous

b) Give in with some anger still festering away

c) Walk away – can’t tolerate fools who won’t listen

d) Realise it’s their choice (possibly a viable choice) and respect it

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