Approaches to Love Scale, AALS Test - the question form

1. My partner and I felt attracted to each other at our first meeting.

2. There is complete physical compatibility between us.

3. Being close brings us unforgettable feelings and deep satisfaction.

4. I feel that my partner and I are meant for each other.

5. We developed a close emotional bond fairly quickly.

6. We really understand each other.

7. My partner matches my ideal of female physical attractiveness.

8. I try to keep my partner somewhat uncertain about how I feel about them.

9. I believe that what my partner does not know about me cannot hurt her.

10. At times, I have had to take special steps to keep my partner from finding out about other partners.

11. I can easily and quickly brush off my partner’s questions.

12. My partner would strongly disapprove of some of the things I have done with other people.

13. When my partner starts to become too clingy, I feel like pulling back.

14. I enjoy the "love game," and I play it with my partner as well as with some other people.

15. It is difficult for me to say exactly when our friendship turned into love.

16. Strictly speaking, our love requires prior expressions of care and attention.

17. I believe my partner and I will always remain good friends.

18. Our love is ideal because it grew out of a long friendship.

19. Our friendship gradually developed into love over time.

20. Our love is not some mysterious, mystical feeling, but a genuinely deep friendship.

21. Our love relationship satisfies us deeply because it is an extension of a genuine friendship.

22. Before I became emotionally involved, I evaluated what kind of person my partner would become in life.

23. Before making a final choice, I tried to plan my life carefully.

24. When choosing a partner, I have felt that it is best to love someone from the same social circle as I am.

25. When choosing a partner, my main criterion was how my relationship with her would affect my family’s reputation.

26. An important consideration in choosing a female partner was how good a mother she would be.

27. One factor I considered in choosing a partner was how being with her would affect my career.

28. Before getting too close to my partner, I tried to find out how her heredity might affect our future children.

29. When our relationship is not going well, I get an upset stomach.

30. If my relationship with my partner were on the verge of ending, I would become deeply depressed, even to the point of having suicidal thoughts.

31. Sometimes being in love with my partner makes me feel so excited that I cannot sleep.

32. When my partner does not pay attention to me, I feel physically ill.

33. Since falling in love with my partner, I have found it difficult to concentrate on anything else.

34. I cannot relax when I suspect that my partner is involved with someone else.

35. When my partner goes a long time without paying attention to me, I sometimes do foolish things just to get her attention back.

36. I always try to help my partner through difficult times in life.

37. I would rather suffer myself than see my partner suffer.

38. I cannot be happy if my partner is unhappy.

39. I usually willingly sacrifice my own wishes for my partner’s wishes.

40. My partner is free to use everything I have as she wishes.

41. Even when my partner is angry with me, I still love her wholeheartedly.

42. I would endure anything for my partner.