Is Your Guy a Keeper?

By: Brian Whitney
Estimated Completion Time
8 min
Is Your Guy a Keeper?
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About This Quiz

So you finally met that guy who it seems might be the man of your dreams. Sometimes looks can be deceiving though, so the question remains, is your guy a keeper?
You had a bad day at work. What does he do?
Makes you dinner and talks about your day.
Watches TV while you talk, but you can tell he is listening.
Interrupts you to tell you about his day.
Tells you that you complain too much.

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What does your best friend think about him?
She loves him, they feel comfortable together.
They do okay together, she likes him better than your last boyfriend.
She thinks he is mean to you.
They haven't talked much since he hit on her.

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Is he a financially stable?
He has a good job and is secure with his money.
He has had a little trouble with spending too much, but for the most part is financially secure.
He goes from job to job, and is behind on bills.
He hasn't worked in a year and depends on you to support him.

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How does he treat service people?
He is always polite and tips well.
He tips okay, but sometimes is a bit short with the wait staff.
He is often rude to waitstaff, and tips badly.
Who knows? He never wants to go out.

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How does he treat you at parties?
He spends all of his time by your side, but still talks to other people.
He spends all of his time at your side, but is sometimes too possessive.
He usually deserts you right away and ignores you until it is time to go.
He spends the whole time flirting with other women.

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How does he act when you are sharing a pizza?
He just splits it right down the middle.
He pretends he doesn't but he usually tries to eat the bigger pieces.
He openly eats as much as he can, as fast as he can.
He tells you that you should just have one piece because you need to lose weight.

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How possessive is he?
He likes spending time with you, but gets that you have your own interests.
He likes his time alone, but sometimes gets jealous of you when he does not know where you are.
He wants to know where you are all the time, but thinks it is odd when question him about anything.
He goes through your cell phone and accuses you of flirting, but gets defensive when you ask him questions.

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What does your family think of him?
He is like part of the family.
They are not close to him, but they still like him.
They don't like him much, but they are not that worried, as they know it wont last.
They are counting the days until you break up.

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Does he mind you being alone?
Never, he gets that you need it sometimes.
He is usually good about it, but sometimes gets pushy.
He thinks it is weird when you want space.
If you want to be alone he gets suspicious.

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Does he ever say you are acting crazy?
No, not ever, he is very respectful.
No, although sometimes it seems like he is thinking it.
Every once in a while, but not usually.
All the time.

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Does he make you feel beautiful?
Yes, he tells you all the time how gorgeous you are.
He doesn't say it much, but you think he likes how you look.
He never tells you that you look good.
He often comments on how you need to change your appearance or lose weight.

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Does he have female friends?
Yes, he has all sorts of female friends.
He does, but you get the feeling that he has slept with some of them in the past.
No, he doesn't have much in common with women.
He doesn't think men and women can be friends.

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Does he text you a lot when you are not around?
He does sometimes, but just enough so you know he is thinking of you.
He does a little bit, but it is usually out of sight, out of mind.
He never texts you unless you text him first.
He texts all the time, constantly trying to figure out where you are.

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Does he try and act cool around you, or does he let him be himself?
No, he gets that it is okay to be himself.
He does most of the time, he has a hard time letting his guard down.
Yes, it is like he thinks he has to put on a front around you, even when you two are alone.
It is hard to tell, since you don't know who he really is anyway.

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Is he impatient when you are getting ready?
No, he does his own thing and waits patiently.
He is a little, sometimes he does not know why it takes you so long.
Yes he complains some, but is a pretty good sport about it.
He complains constantly about why it takes you so long and how inconsiderate you are.

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Does he ever flirt in front of you?
No. He is charming to women, but not in a flirtatious way.
Sometimes it seems like he crosses the line, but not too often.
He might try, but it is hard to tell because he is so bad at it.
Yes, all the time.

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What does he do after he has done something wrong?
He apologizes right away, and does so sincerely.
It might take him some time, but he will admit that he is wrong.
He never admits he has done something wrong, and just waits for you to forget about it.
He blames you.

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What does he do after you have done something wrong?
He calmly waits for you to bring it up, and then forgives you for it once you apologize.
He is usually okay after a while, but at first there is often a big argument.
He blames you not just for what you just did wrong, but for all sorts of other things that were not your fault.
He will belittle you and cause a big scene,

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Does he have a lot of other interests other than you?
Yes, he has a very well rounded life with many interests.
He has a lot of interests, so much so that sometimes you don't fit in to his life.
Not really, he depends on you to entertain him.
He not only does not have interests outside of the relationship, he is not that interested in you either.

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Does he talk like you are part of the future?
Yes, he always talks like you two will be together.
Usually he does, but sometimes he will say he does not think it will work out.
He makes it clear this is a short time thing with no future.
He does not seem to get that the future is a real concept.

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How Romantic is he?
He always makes you feel special in all sorts of ways, both big and small.
He does't do a whole lot in the way of romance, but you can tell he cares.
Romance? Can't you tell he likes you? Why does he need to prove it to you?
He thinks that you are supposed to please him, not the other way around.

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Does he leave the seat up?
He would never dream of it.
Not often, but sometimes he forgets
He remembers to put it down every once in a while.
He always leaves it up.

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What do his exes Think about him?
They all like him, and are sorry it didn't work out.
He doesn't really keep in touch with any of them, but all of them say nice things about him.
Most of them don't like him, the breakups were awkward.
Who knows? None of them will admit having gone out with him.

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Is he capable of change?
Yes, he is always striving to improve himself.
Yes, but it takes some doing to get him to do it.
He may be, but you have never seen it happen.
He doesn't think he needs to change anything about himself.

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Is he aware of your needs in bed?
Both in and out of the bedroom, he cares about what you want.
He does his best, but still doesn't seem to know what your needs are.
He is often disinterested in anything but his own desires.
He makes no bones about the fact that his needs come first.

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Has he introduced you to the people in his life?
Yes, you met his family and friends right away.
Yes, but it didn't seem like he really wanted you to.
Not yet, but he keeps telling you he will.
No, and he doesn't have plans for it to happen.

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Does he value your opinion?
Yes, he never makes a major decision without asking what you think.
He does for the most part, but thinks you are wrong about certain things.
No. He disagrees with you about most things.
No. In fact he tells you that you are wrong all the time.

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How does he do with your birthday present?
He not only remembers your day, but buys you things that shows he really knows you.
He tries his best, but misses the mark with the presents at times.
He buys you tickets to go with him to see his favorite football team.
What birthday? He forgets all the time.

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Do you ever get bored hanging out with him?
Never, you can do nothing together all day and be happy.
Things are good when you hang out, but sometimes can be a bit awkward.
Yes. It is hard to keep a conversation going.
You don't get the chance to get bored, you never really hang outside of the bedroom.

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Do you worry about your relationship?
Never. Why would you? The whole thing is perfect.
Sometimes. It isn't bad, but it could be better.
All the time. Is this really all there is?
You don't worry about it, but only because you don't care what happens.

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