Buddy or boyfriend?
Try our quiz to find out whether he should be your boyfriend or your best friend.
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| 1. | You're queuing for tickets, when he starts a conversation with an attractive girl. You: |
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Shoot him a look that says, "Don't push it" and pull away when he tries to give you a kiss. |
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Marvel at how far he'll go to score you both a lift home. |
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Join in the chit-chat and suggest she meets you for a coffee after the show. |
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Watch him like a hawk; you know the moment your back is turned he'll be asking her out. |
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| 2. | When his Mother asks when you're getting engaged, he: |
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picks you up, throws you over his shoulder and tells her the minute you say the word, he's there. |
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Smiles, pats you on the head and remarks that finding a man worthy of your love is no easy task. |
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Chokes, "passes out" and pretends to be unconscious until he's alone in the ambulance. |
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Shifts uncomfortably from foot to foot and mutters that he'll let her know closer to the time. |
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| 3. | You're driving home from work, get a flat tyre and walk four kilometres to ring him from a public phone. He: |
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says he's just got to drop his mother off, but will be there as soon as he can. |
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Tells you not to panic - he's practically already in the car - and promises to buy you a mobile phone during the coming week. |
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Isn't home and has left a message on the answering machine saying he's gone out with the boys. |
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Tells you he'll come out if you want, but thinks it might be easier if you just call the emergency road service. |
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| 4. | When he gives you a dozen red roses, you: |
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wonder why he buys red when you've already told him that yellow tones look best in your kitchen. |
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Panic - he must have had an affair. |
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Are shocked - two bunches in six months; he's really outdoing himself. |
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Smile to yourself, throw last fortnight's bunch in the bin and arrange the new ones in a vase. |
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| 5. | When you go out partying with your girlfriends, they: |
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tell you he's the biggest loser they've ever come across, and suggest it's time for you to move on. |
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Ask you to bring him along some time. |
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Demand you bring him and his brothers. |
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Never speak badly of him, but tend to spend the entire night introducing you to other guys. |
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| 6. | You tell him your boss has threatened to fire you. He: |
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suggests that you resign; after all he's more than happy to help support you financially and emotionally until you find another job. |
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Says it's your decision, but suggests that you talk it over together first. |
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Offers some of his worldly advice and tells you he's sure you'll work it out. |
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Demands you lift your game - it's not like the two of you can afford to spend your days lying around on the beach doing nothing. |
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| 7. | When he talks about the future, you: |
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don't rate a mention. |
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Seem to float casually in and out in his life. |
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Are undoubtedly the main event. |
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Are present, but not a "solid fixture". |
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| 8. | Which of the following TV couples remind you most of your relationship? |
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Dharma and Greg in Dharma and Greg. |
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Monica and Chandler in Friends. |
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Grace and Will in Will and Grace. |
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Fish and Ling in Ally McBeal |
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| 9. | When he cuddles up to you, you: |
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always think about having sex with him. |
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Feel confused - it's so out of character. |
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Think about having sex, but not necessarily with him. |
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Secretly wonder if the relationship will always be as romantic as this. |
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| 10. | On Christmas morning he gives you: |
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a handwritten IOU. |
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A really sweet card and a CD by your favourite band. |
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The gold bracelet you've had your eye on since June. |
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All of the above, and a box of your favourite chocolates. |
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| 11. | When friends speak badly of him in absence, you: |
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don't know what you'd do - it's never happened, because they like him. |
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Tell them you know he may be slightly "whatever", but that aside, he really is the nicest person you know. |
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Join them - well, it's not like there's anything good to say about him. |
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Tell them they don't know what they're talking about, and you'd really like them to cool it. |
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| 12. | When you have an argument, you: |
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don't care - it's not the be all and end all if you don't agree on everything. |
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Think, "what's new?" and go off to the movies with a girlfriend. |
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Carry on - another argument won't hurt your relationship. |
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Try hard not to get too upset - after all, arguments do help you to get to know each other better. |
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