Okay kids…School is about to start up again and it’s time for another quiz (see the last Relationship IQ Quiz here). The theme of this quiz is “relationship success” versus breakup in dating relationships. What predicts whether relationships stand the test of time or go down in flames?
The quiz is now closed, but you can see the questions, answers, and how well other readers did below. Click here to see the post that explains the answers in more detail.
For each question below, pick which you think is a better predictor of success in dating relationships (i.e., that the partners stay together). Which of the following is a better predictor of relationship success? [Pick one from each pair]
1a. Your commitment to the relationship, OR
1b. Your personality (e.g., extraversion etc.)
2a. Your self-esteem, OR
2b. How much you love your partner
3a. Your attachment style (e.g., anxious, avoidant, secure, etc.), OR
3b. If your friends and family approve and are supportive of your relationship
4a. How close to and “overlapped” with your partner you feel, OR
4b. Your level of satisfaction with the relationship
5a. If you have positive illusions (e.g., overly positive outlook) about your relationship, OR
5b. The amount of conflict in the relationships
Correct Answers in BOLD:
1a. Your commitment to the relationship [75% of readers got this one right!]
1b. Your personality (e.g., extraversion etc.)
2a. Your self-esteem
2b. How much you love your partner [18% correct]
3a. Your attachment style (e.g., anxious, avoidant, secure, etc.)
3b. If your friends and family approve and are supportive of your relationship [45% correct]
4a. How close to and “overlapped” with your partner you feel [31% correct]
4b. Your level of satisfaction with the relationship
5a. If you have positive illusions (e.g., overly positive outlook) about your relationship [69% correct]
5b. The amount of conflict in the relationships
Overall, readers scored a collective 48% on this quiz. Remember, odds are that if you picked randomly you would have scored, on average, 50%. Looks like we’ve got some work to do!
