Will you make it living together?
Can you and your guy share a kitchen sink in perfect harmony? Or will your relationship self-destruct the minute you move in together? Take Fiona Sandiford's quiz and find out.
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| 1. | How would you feel about hearing both your names on an outgoing answering machine message? |
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Stoked. |
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Scared. |
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| 2. | Reading the Sunday papers together is… |
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A ritual. |
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A rarity. |
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| 3. | When he leaves the toilet seat up, you’re: |
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Irritated. |
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Indifferent. |
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| 4. | He finds your CD collection… |
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Amusing. |
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Aggravating. |
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| 5. | Splitting bills makes things… |
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Equal. |
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Anal. |
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| 6. | The idea of cooking together is… |
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Appealing. |
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Appalling. |
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| 7. | When you pass a real estate agent window…. |
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You both stop to peruse the one-bedroom apartments and compare them to the ones you saw in the papers yesterday. |
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You think they look nice but you like the place you’re now living in and don’t want to move. |
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He says: There’s no way I’d move into one of those. Where would I put my surfboards? |
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He checks his reflection in the glass. |
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| 8. | You’re on holiday overseas and the hotel room doesn’t have a TV. How do you react? |
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You kick up a fuss and call reception, demanding to be transferred to another room. How slack! |
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He doesn’t care and neither do you. You’ll find something to keep you busy. |
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He doesn’t say anything but you know he’s getting SMS messages during dinner, probably his mates telling him the result of that night’s footy game. |
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You suggest exploring the town but he sulks and starts demolishing the contents of the mini bar. What’s a guy to do in a country where people don’t even speak English? |
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| 9. | Your boyfriend has just missed out on the promotion he was ‘”definitely going to get’’ at work and now he wants to stay home – alone. You… |
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Leave him to it – he’ll talk when he’s ready. |
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Encourage him to join you at the local pub to help him drown his sorrows. |
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Feel annoyed that now he won’t have the extra pay he could have saved up for a mortgage. |
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Wonder why he doesn’t want to discuss it with you and feel hurt. |
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American Pie. |
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| 10. | Your man’s current bedroom is like something out of: |
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Hugh Hefner’s mansion. |
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An IKEA catalogue. |
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A backpacker hostel. |
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| 11. | Your lightbulb needs changing but it’s too high for you to reach, even with a chair. Does he offer to do it? |
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Yes. |
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No. |
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| 12. | When your takeaway order arrives, you… |
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Take turns to pay. It’s his shout this time, yours the next. |
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Get your wallet out - again. |
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Let him take care of it while you continue watching Charmed. You’ll do the washing up later. Oh, there isn’t any, great! |
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Wonder why he ordered pad thai again. How many times do you have to tell him you’re allergic to peanuts? |
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| 13. | The idea that he might forget to take out the garbage sometimes… |
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Doesn’t occur to you. He’s always so considerate. |
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Is bothering you. That’s the kind of stuff that escalates into divorce. |
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Is par for the course with someone like him. |
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Is not an option. You’ll be drawing up a roster. |
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| 14. | His mobile phone rings while you’re watching a DVD together: |
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He answers and talks loudly, forcing you to pause the movie. |
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You carry on watching the movie. He can leave the room if he wants to take the call and catch up later. |
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He diverts the call to voicemail. |
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| 15. | Who irons his trousers? |
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He does. |
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His dry cleaner. |
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His mum. |
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His wife. |
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| 16. | What most closely describes your living situation now? |
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You’re sharing with a flattie but see it as a stop-gap until he asks you to move into his place. It’s been a year but, you figure, all good things come to those who wait. |
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You share rented accommodation with friends, or live alone and so does he. |
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You still live with your ex-boyfriend because you haven’t got around to moving out yet. |
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You stay at your man’s most nights because you’ve fallen out with your housemates and don’t want to move back in with your parents. |
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| 17. | Your friend tells you she and her guy both put on 10 kilos within a year of moving in together. You.. |
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Are concerned. What if your boy turns into a lump and you don’t fancy him anymore? |
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Think there’s no way you’d let yourself go. You wouldn’t want him to dump you for a slimmer chick. |
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Laugh and say, Oh well, that’s cosy coupledom for you! |
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Can’t imagine him any bigger than he already is. |
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| 18. | You’re at Coles and can’t remember if he prefers the regular shaving foam or the one for sensitive skin. You… |
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Think, So what? He’ll just have to make do with whatever’s in your cabinet and be grateful you bothered stocking up on stuff for him at all. |
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Buy them both. You’re happy to use whichever one he doesn’t on your legs. |
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Call him to ask which one he wants, and if he needs any new razor blades. |
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Buy neither and get soap instead. It’s on special. |
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| 19. | Which one of the following thoughts crossed your mind first when thinking about moving in together? |
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We’ll argue less. |
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I won’t be able to pick up other men. |
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He’s more likely to propose. |
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What if our sex life goes stale? |
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| 20. | How do you feel when he stays over? |
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Cramped – he always hogs the bed. |
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Great – you love waking up to him spooning you. |
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| 21. | You arrive at his place at 3am, slightly drunk. You… |
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Discover that he’s not home and wonder where he is. |
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Use the key he’s had cut for you into the lock, and let yourself in. |
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Lean on the doorbell until he wakes up. |
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