A Quiz for You :)

Thanks for all your responses to my last post! You are a wise bunch of women; I love learning from you all! :)

Today I have something a little different for you. I know nearly all of my readers (at least, all the ones who post comments! ;)) are women, and many women looove to take relationship quizzes and the like.

Well, I just came across the following in an article I'm reading for my Marriage Counseling class and thought some of y'all might find it interesting/want to take it. (Also helpful if you're in a dating relationship and wondering what to look for, if you have what it takes as a couple to make a marriage work.) John Gottman, who designed this quiz, is a psychologist who's done tons of groundbreaking research on couples to find out what makes marriages work (to the extent that he can predict with more than 90% accuracy--within something like 20 minutes--whether a couple is likely to make it or divorce!).

Know Your Spouse
Answer true or false for each statement:
1. I can name my partner's best friends.
2. I can tell you what stresses my partner is currently facing.
3. I know the names of some of the people who have been irritating my partner lately.
4. I can tell you some of my partner's life dreams.
5. I can tell you about my partner's basic philosophy of life.
6. I can list the relatives my partner likes the least.
7. I feel that my partner knows me pretty well.
8. When we are apart, I often think fondly of my partner.
9. I often touch or kiss my partner affectionately.
10. My partner really respects me.
11. There is fire and passion in this relationship.
12. Romance is definitely still a part of our relationship.
13. My partner appreciates the things I do in this relationship.
14. My partner generally likes my personality.
15. Our sex life is mostly satisfying.
16. At the end of the day my partner is glad to see me.
17. My partner is one of my best friends.
18. We just love talking to each other.
19. There is lots of give and take (both people have influence) in our discussions.
20. My partner listens respectfully, even when we disagree.
21. My partner is usually a great help as a problem solver.
22. We generally mesh well on basic values and goals in life.

Scoring: Give yourself one point for each "true" answer. Above 12: You have a lot of strength in your relationship. Congratulations. Below 12: Your relationship could stand some improvement and could probably benefit from some work on the basics, such as improving communication.

EDITED TO ADD: If you could add just 2 questions to this quiz to add any spiritual/Scriptural components of a healthy marriage that you feel are missing, what would they be?