Is this relationship going to work?

Love is a temporary insanity, as all those know who have ever lost their hearts to a stranger. When you meet this person again three years later, you find it impossible to believe that there was a time you would have walked over coals for him or her.

Answer these questions to find out whether there is any hope on the long term for the two of you, or whether this is one of those short-lived affairs that will be best swept under the carpet.

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Have you introduced your new partner to your friends?

No, not yet, but I plan to do so soon.
No, and I can't somehow see myself doing this.
Yes, and they all liked each other.

Do you like the same movies?

Yes, it doesn't matter which of us chooses the movie - we always both enjoy it.
No, you like three handkerchief movies and she's into sci-fi or schlock horror.
Not really, that's why we take turns in choosing.

How honest are you with each other?

a) Completely, as far as I can see. We have told each other just about everything.
b) Well, I am not sure, she has been evasive about her history.
c) I did not realise he/she was married or a decade older than they pretended to be.

Do you laugh at the same things?

No, he does not understand my sense of humour at all.
b) Now and then, but both of us sometimes have to explain ourselves.
c) We often laugh at things which people around us do not find funny.

Do you share political and religious views?

a) Within a ten percent range or so, yes.
b) We often argue quite viciously about things.
c) We have our differences, but we agree to disagree.

When you argue, the two of you

a) get nasty and personal and don't resolve the issue.
b) raise your voices and eventually agree to disagree.
c) discuss things like adults, but accept that we won't always agree.

7. When it comes to the issue of children

a) You are not sure you want any, but your partner does.
b) You just find it safer not to discuss this issue at all.
c) You have agreed on whether, when and how many children you want to have.

8. When it comes to spending money

a) You spend every month until it is all finished, while he budgets carefully.
b) Your priorities are the same and you budget carefully together.
c) You avoid talking about money, because it always ends in vicious fights.

How do you get on with each other's families?

a) Fine, but you like to keep them at arm's length.
b) If you never saw any of them ever again, it would be too soon.
c) Very well. They feel like real family to both of us.

Do you like the same people?

a) Yes, instinctively, which is why my friends and his friends like each other.
b) Heavens, you should see some of the people he hangs out with.
c) Mostly yes, but we each have one or two friends the other one does not like at all.

Is this relationship going to work?

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