Quiz: Do you know each other as well as you think you do?

This is about straight talk, so go ahead.
We dare you!

Answer the questions
separately and then
compare your answers.

• Check more than one
  answer, where applicable.
• Do you know each other
  as well as you think you
  do? Really?

Q: Would you sign a prenuptial
agreement if your partner were
to have much greater personal
wealth than you?

[ ] I would not sign because it would
look as if my partner is expecting our
marriage to fail.

[ ] I would sign because I would want
to show that I’m not marrying my
partner for his or her wealth.

Q: Who, other than yourselves,
will be trusted with having a
key to your home? Mark all that are
applicable.

[ ] His mom or dad.

[ ] Her mom or dad.

[ ] A sibling.

[ ] A best friend or neighbour.

[ ] Nobody.

Q: If there is a bedroom walk-in
closet, how would it be used?

[ ] Women should always get it because
they have more clothes. Men get the
closet in the guestroom or hallway.

[ ] We would share all closets.

[ ] We would toss a coin. Sharing closet
space would be a disaster.

Q: When you prefer different TV
shows:

[ ] I would stay in the same room for his
or her show to be company and try
to get interested.
m I would go to another room with a TV.

[ ] I would watch my partner’s shows as
long as the courtesy were returned.

Q: When we host parties after
we’re married…

[ ] I’m comfortable with BYOB parties.

[ ] It’s time to entertain like adults. No
more BYOB parties.

Q: Who initiates frank discussions
about intimacy and sex?

[ ] He does.

[ ] She does.

[ ] We don’t discuss. We just do it!

Q: Who is the most concerned
about saving money for the
future?

[ ] He is.

[ ] She is.

[ ] Both, equally.

Q: If there were a one-car garage
who would get the garage?

[ ] The most expensive car would get the
protection against the weather.

[ ] The car that is the last to leave in the
mornings.

[ ] She would, in the winter, so she
wouldn’t have to deal with a snowcovered
car.

Q: You’re moving into a new
neighbourhood. Which
comment best reflects you?

[ ] I like privacy. I’m not in a hurry to meet
the neighbours. We have lots of
friends.

[ ] Neighbours look out for each other. I
want to establish local relationships.

[ ] I want to pick and choose a few with
the potential of becoming friends.

Originally published in Today’s Bride magazine, Spring/Summer 2013.