Are You at Risk of Breaking Up with Your Partner?

When you’re in love, you hope it lasts forever. Yet every day, many couples break up. The reasons are countless: some split because of outside pressures or problems with a partner, while others drift apart due to personal traits that get in the way. Want to see which tendencies of yours might put a relationship at risk? Take this quick quiz.

Question: You’re walking down the street and notice a crowd gathered around a cute puppy, chatting excitedly. What do you do?

A. Rush over and join the crowd

B. Flag down a passerby to ask what’s going on

C. Take out your phone and call the local animal rescue hotline

D. Stand back, get bored, then walk away

A. Competitive

You have a strong personality and a fierce drive to excel. You don’t give up easily, and that carries over into your love life. When your relationship feels calm, you may find it dull or lacking spark. But the moment a rival appears, you’re fired up by the urge not to lose. Because of this, the people who love you can feel unsure about how to express their love.

B. Avoidant

You’re not very competitive and often come across as carefree, which can mean you don’t actively nurture your romantic relationships. As a result, you may end up in awkward situations. When problems arise, you tend to avoid them—even if a third person is involved—rather than address things head-on. In short, you may be kidding yourself. Love can’t be avoided or ignored. It’s a two-way street, and you need to face issues openly.

C. Self-centered

When something happens, you default to your own point of view and rarely consider others’ input. You may briefly realize you should ask for feedback, but your actions often override that intention. In love, you tend to take the wheel and steer everything where you want it to go. That can easily make your partner feel like they don’t matter in the relationship.

D. Calm

You’re calm and rational—sometimes to the point of seeming indifferent. You know how to handle situations and dislike following the crowd, but you also keep a certain distance, as if the world doesn’t really involve you. Even when someone gets close to the person you like, you stay composed and don’t show anger, which can make your partner feel you don’t care about them at all.