Is family your top priority? Test - the question form
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1. Your doctor has advised you to avoid fatty, salty, and spicy foods (and other items). Which of the following eating arrangements would be most convenient for you?
You would prepare separate meals for yourself.
You do not think it is necessary to eat separately, but you would ask your family to take your dietary needs into account when cooking.
When you see your family eating roast lamb studded with garlic while you have a bowl of semolina porridge, jealousy completely puts you off your appetite. You would rather your family put up with it and have porridge for dinner with you.
2. You smoke, and all other family members cannot tolerate the smell of tobacco. You:
Put up with it and refrain from smoking at home, no matter what it costs you.
Do not smoke in the apartment, going outside to do so even if there is a blizzard.
Insist that your family be understanding of your weaknesses—you do not have that many, so they can put up with it.
3. How much of your salary do you keep for personal spending?
Half of my salary.
A quarter of my salary.
I give all my salary, leaving practically nothing for myself.
4. How do you usually spend your vacation?
You focus on improving the family home.
To help your family members maintain a healthy lifestyle, you are willing to give up a quiet stay at a health resort and go with them to climb Mount Elbrus.
You stay at home, trying to spend as much time as possible with your family.
5. When you return home after a pleasant evening with old friends, you feel:
Although the evening with friends was pleasant, you return home with joy, as you always do.
Burdened by thoughts of having to go back to those four walls, with your partner's constant nagging and the children's whining cries.
No particular feelings; you are simply going home.
6. Would you be willing, in order to make an expensive purchase, to have your whole family eat only pasta for six months?
Yes, if the purchase is truly necessary and would make family life much easier.
Yes, even if the purchase is far from a matter of life and death.
No. There is always another solution, and you can manage without this expensive item. You have managed without it up to now.
7. Do you agree with the statement: "My home is my castle"?
Yes, it is a fortress that I cannot find a way out of.
Yes. No storms are frightening when I am with my family.
No. But you make every effort to make this statement a reality.
8. Your spouse’s birthday is coming up, and your family is having some financial difficulties because your salary has been delayed again at work. What would you do?
Assume the birthday person will understand if, on that day, you give nothing but your attention and care.
Do everything possible to get the money, even if it means working nights unloading freight cars.
Borrow the needed amount from everyone you know, trusting your ability to repay the debts without straining the family budget, even if it risks pushing the family into a serious financial crisis.
9. Who usually suggests that it is finally time to renovate your apartment?
You.
A family member.
You decide to start renovating only after a guest looks around the apartment and meaningfully says, “Well...”
10. You have probably renovated your apartment more than once and can estimate about how long it usually takes:
About a week.
About a month.
Two months or more.
11. Do you ever forget annual family occasions that are usually celebrated, such as your wedding anniversary?
Never. Even if my memory fails, all important dates are written in my planner.
Occasionally, but it happens.
Often.
12. Do you consult your spouse when deciding whether to change jobs?
You do not think close family necessarily need to be informed about the details of your work responsibilities. You should be able to keep work and family separate.
You would definitely consult them, and you always do this when you have to make important decisions.
You would consult them because making the decision on your own is difficult for you.
13. All week, you have been imagining spending the weekend in the following way:
Finally get out of the house, go to an acquaintance's place, and sit quietly for a while to rest.
Take a walk around town with your family.
Go to a country house with your family.
14. Imagine your hobby is collecting rare varieties of cacti. If you live in a two-room apartment, would you set aside an entire room for them by turning it into a greenhouse?
Why not? You can always make do with less space.
Why go to such extremes? No cacti are worth that kind of sacrifice.
You would turn your bedroom into a cactus greenhouse so you would not have to move into another room.
15. In your family, who plans the holiday menu?
All family members.
Only you.
You do not plan a holiday menu and cook what you know how to make.
16. Where do you usually celebrate New Year’s?
At home with my family.
With my family, but away from home.
Away from home, without my family.
17. On your way home from work, you saw an ice cream stand and bought several servings—one for each family member. Only when you reached the door did you remember that your child has a sore throat and should not have ice cream. What would you do?
You would eat the child’s portion as well; the child will probably understand.
You would eat it yourselves, but try to do so without the child knowing.
You would put the ice cream in the freezer until the child has recovered.
18. A friend invites you to their birthday party, but only if you come without your “crazy other half,” referring to your spouse as someone who can ruin any celebration.
You refuse the invitation outright, considering such a comment about your spouse a personal insult.
You are glad that someone shares your view of your spouse, and you happily accept the invitation.
You generally agree with your friend’s remark, but it is still your spouse, and you would feel guilty leaving them at home.
19. Your spouse becomes ill and the doctors recommend inpatient hospital treatment:
You consider the doctors’ decision unquestionable and will follow it.
You believe the hospital will not provide care as good as you can. You take unpaid leave and, keeping your spouse at home, care for them yourself.
You keep your spouse at home and hire a nurse—not because you do not want to spend your time, but because a qualified professional’s help would be much more beneficial.
20. You find out that your child will have to repeat a grade at school.
You will give them a severe scolding and strictly monitor them so that all summer they do nothing but study.
Until the new school year, you will spend every free minute helping your child understand the difficult subject.
Let them learn to correct their own mistakes and achieve things in life on their own.
1. Your doctor has advised you to avoid fatty, salty, and spicy foods (and other foods). Which of the following eating arrangements would be most convenient for you?
You would cook separate meals for yourself.
You do not think you need to eat separately, but you would ask your family to take your dietary needs into account when cooking.
Seeing your family eat rich foods while you have a plain meal makes you so envious that you lose your appetite. You would rather your family put up with it and eat the same plain food with you.
2. You smoke, but all other family members cannot tolerate the smell of tobacco. You:
Put up with it and refrain from smoking in the home, no matter how hard it is for you.
Do not smoke in the apartment, going outside to do so even if there is a blizzard.
Insist that your family be understanding about your weaknesses—you do not have that many, so they can tolerate it.
3. How much of your salary do you keep for your personal expenses?
Half of your salary.
One quarter of your salary.
You give your entire salary away, leaving yourself almost nothing.
4. How do you usually spend your vacation?
You work on improving your family home.
To help your family members maintain a healthy lifestyle, you are willing to give up a restful stay at a spa resort and go with them to climb Mount Elbrus.
You stay at home, trying to spend as much time as possible with your family.
5. When you return home after an enjoyable evening with old friends, you feel:
Although the evening with friends was pleasant, you are glad to be going home, as usual.
You feel weighed down by the thought of having to return to the four walls of home, with your partner's constant nagging and your children's demanding cries.
No particular feelings. You simply go home.
6. Would you be willing, in order to make a very expensive purchase, to have the whole family eat only pasta for six months?
Yes, if the purchase is truly necessary and buying it would make family life much easier.
Yes, even if buying the new item is far from a matter of life and death.
No. There is always a way to handle the situation, and you could manage without such an expensive item. After all, you have managed without it up to now.
7. Do you agree with the statement: "My home is my castle"?
Yes, it is a fortress that I cannot find a way out of.
Yes. No storm can frighten me when I am with my family.
No. But I make every effort to make this statement true in my life.
8. Your spouse’s birthday is coming up, and your family is having some financial difficulties because your salary has been delayed at work again. What would you do?
They will surely understand if, on that day, we give nothing except our attention and care.
I would do everything possible to get the money, even if it meant sewing a dress to order at night.
I would ask everyone I know for a loan and borrow the amount needed, not worrying that this could push the family into a financial crisis, relying instead on my ability to handle debts without harming the family budget.
9. Who usually suggests that it is finally time to renovate your apartment?
You.
One of your family members.
You decide to renovate only after someone visiting looks around the apartment and meaningfully says, "Well..."
10. You have probably renovated your apartment more than once and can estimate about how long it takes:
About a week.
About a month.
Two months or more.
11. Do you ever forget family occasions that are usually celebrated every year, such as your wedding anniversary?
Never. Even if my memory fails, all important dates are written down in my planner.
Occasionally, but it happens.
Often.
12. Do you consult your spouse when deciding whether to change jobs?
You do not think it is necessary to involve close family in the details of work responsibilities. You should be able to separate work and family life.
You will definitely consult them, and you always do so when you have to make important decisions.
You will consult them because making the decision on your own is difficult for you.
13. All week, you imagine spending the weekend as follows:
Finally get out of the house, go to an acquaintance's place, and sit in quiet for a while to rest.
Take a walk around the city with your family.
Go to the country house with your family.
14. Suppose your hobby is collecting rare varieties of cacti. Would you be willing to dedicate an entire room to them—turning it into a greenhouse—if you live in a two-room apartment?
Why not? You can always make do with less space.
Why go to such extremes? No cacti are worth that kind of sacrifice.
You would turn your bedroom into a cactus greenhouse so you would not have to move to another room.
15. In your family, who plans the holiday menu?
All family members.
Only you.
You do not plan a holiday menu and cook whatever you know how to make.
16. Where do you usually celebrate New Year’s?
At home with my family.
With my family, but visiting others.
Visiting others, but without my family.
17. On your way home from work, you see an ice cream stand and buy several servings—one for each family member. Only when you reach the door do you remember that your child has a sore throat and should not have ice cream. What would you do?
It would be a waste to let it go. You will have to eat your child's portion too, and your child will probably understand.
You will have to eat it yourselves, but it is better to do so without your child knowing about it.
When you get to the kitchen, put the ice cream in the freezer until a better time, when your child has recovered.
18. A friend invites you to their birthday party, but only if you come without your "abnormal other half"—referring to your spouse, who can ruin any celebration.
You categorically refuse the invitation, considering such a remark about your spouse a personal insult.
You feel pleased that someone shares your opinion about your husband and gladly accept the invitation.
You generally agree with your friend's comment, but he is still your husband, and you would feel guilty leaving him at home.
19. Your spouse becomes ill and the doctors recommend inpatient treatment in a hospital:
You consider the doctors’ decision unquestionable, and you will follow it.
A hospital will not be able to provide the same level of care as you can. You will take unpaid leave and, keeping your spouse at home, care for them yourself.
You will keep your spouse at home and hire a nurse, not because you do not want to spend your time, but because help from a qualified professional would be much more beneficial.
20. You find out that your child will have to repeat a school year.
You would give the child a severe reprimand and strictly ensure that all summer they do nothing but study.
Until the start of the new school year, you would spend every free minute helping your child with the difficult subject.
Let the child learn to correct their own mistakes and achieve things in life independently.