Q. My boyfriend failed a dating quiz. Should I dump him?
A. If you’re the type that hates to be dumped, then you should
dump him before he finds out that you even asked this question.
If you put so much value on a dating quiz that you’re willing to
break off a relationship because someone “failed” it, then maybe
you’re not ready for dating yet.
You see, a dating quiz is written for entertainment purposes
only. I’m not trying to be sexist here, but they are usually
written for girls and young woman, and they are designed to prey
upon your natural insecurities. They are biased towards some
unrealistic viewpoint of what the perfect partner is and the
perfect partner doesn’t exist.
I remember a dating quiz that asked if my girlfriend reached
over to unlock the driver’s door after I let her into the
passenger door. If I answered “Yes” then she would make a
perfect wife. If I answered “No” then I should run away!
Come on, get real. If that’s all it took to be a perfect wife
there would never be any divorces.
My point, at the risk of repeating myself, is that a dating quiz
shouldn’t be taken seriously. In fact, there is a good chance
that they shouldn’t be taken at all. Your common sense knows
whether or not you are dating someone who is good or bad for
you. You don’t need some overworked writer, working against a
deadline to fill up some white space in a magazine, or on a web
site, to tell you whether or not you should dump someone on the
basis of your answers to a dating quiz. Not if you’re anyone who
is worth dating, that is.