Quiz: Is your honey high maintenance?

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Few words strike fear into new lovers' hearts like "high maintenance." High-maintenance guys and gals can wreck a romance with their need for constant and excessive attention. How can you determine if your honey is high maintenance before it's too late? Take this test to find out:

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1. When you peek into your sweetie's medicine chest,
you find:

A years supply of self-tanning items (Score = 1)
Baldness remedies and gizmos for whitening teeth (Score = 2)
Several hair-improvement products (Score = 3)
The usual personal-care products, along with a few things you can't identify (Score = 4)
The equivalent of a Hollywood star's makeup trailer (Score = -1)

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2. You want to pop out for a quick bite to eat. Your honey:

Asks, "How do I look?" (Score = 1)
Takes 45 minutes picking out something "casual-looking" to wear (Score = 2)
Asks for 15 minutes of prep time (Score = 3)
Is rarin' to go (Score = 4)
Spends an hour in the bathroom to achieve a "no fuss" look (Score = -1)

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3. You get a coveted promotion at work.
Your darling's response is:

Cool! What are you going to buy me? (Score = 1)
Super! Can I borrow 20 bucks? (Score = 2)
That's great! Where are you taking me for dinner? (Score = 3)
I'm so proud of you! Tell me all about it. (Score = 4)
Excellent! Now you'll have more money to spend on me. (Score = -1)

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4. Friends throw you a birthday party. Your date:

Pouts and says, "But what about me?" (Score = 1)
Proclaims, "Tonight's all about you except when it's about me." (Score = 2)
Asks, "How long do we have to stay?" (Score = 3)
Helps them plan it (Score = 4)
Thinks it's for him/her (Score = -1)

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5. While you're on the phone with your parents, your honey:

Slips you notes that say, "Pay attention to ME!" (Score = 1)
Keeps interrupting you to ask, "Do I look fat?" (Score = 2)
Paces, taps foot or drums fingers while you chat (Score = 3)
Gives you the space and time you need to take care of family business (Score = 4)
Chatters in the background and then hollers, "Aren't you done yet?" (Score = -1)

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Scoring:

Less than 0: Run for your life! Your honey is the epitome of high maintenance.

0-5: Orange alert. Bail! Bail! This person requires entirely too much attention to be any fun over the long haul.

6-10: S/he is either self-centered or just plain rude. Either way, you can do better. Cut your losses now.

11-15: A tad self-absorbed, perhaps? Check your gut to see if you can deal with these behaviors.

16-20: Lucky you! You've landed a high-quality honey with the right stuff.