What impression do you make on his family? Test - the question form
Questions: 9 · 2 minutes
1. You and your boyfriend planned to go to a new horror movie, but it turns out he has to watch his younger brother today. You:
Forget the horror movie and buy three tickets to “Pokemon, Part Five: The Most Boring Cartoon of All Time.” During the next two showings, you keep nudging your boyfriend and whispering, “This is the worst night of my life!”
Tell him that if his younger brother matters more to him than the date you have been looking forward to for so long, he can get through today—and the next week—without you.
Take his brother with you to an arcade, win him a bunch of silly prizes, and spend the rest of the evening letting him win at Street Fighter II.
2. Your boyfriend’s mother invites you to try her famous meat patties. The problem is that you are a vegetarian. You:
At the first opportunity, launch into a tirade about how barbaric it is to kill defenseless animals just to satisfy your appetite.
Eat the side dishes around the meat patties, giving your boyfriend looks of disgust.
Stay true to your vegetarian principles, but make sure to say that all the other dishes were absolutely delicious. After lunch, you quietly leave with your boyfriend to eat a soy burrito at a cafe.
3. Lunch is not over yet, and you have already managed to:
Drop the serving ladle on the floor three times and say, "Oh—do you drink milk with pasta?"
Swap a couple of recipes with his mother.
Spend most of the time sitting with your elbows on the table.
4. When you enter his home, his Shih Tzu named Rocky rushes up to you, licking you from head to toe and snagging your leopard-print tights. You:
Scream, "Get your dog away from me right now!"
Through clenched teeth, smile and say, "How adorable!" Then ask to use the bathroom and start scratching furiously to get rid of the dog's fleas.
Pet Rocky on the head until he calms down, then throw the tights away—and the evening can continue.
5. Your great-great-grandmother is turning 100, and your family is holding a birthday celebration for her. What would you wear?
A white T-shirt, a long skirt, and closed-toe shoes. Definitely closed-toe—you would not want her to have a heart attack if she happened to notice your black nail polish.
A backless top, a snakeskin skirt, and knee-high boots. You will be going out afterward, right? She is so frail—she is not going to be celebrating late into the night.
Something stylish; for you that means “all black.” As you are leaving the house, your mother comments, “It is a birthday, not a funeral, right?”
6. Imagine that at a family celebration at your partner’s home, your bracelet catches on a ladle and dark red punch spills, leaving stains on a spotless white tablecloth. You:
Are so upset by what happened that your face turns as red as the stains. You start crying and run to the bathroom.
Grab a napkin and try to remove the stains using lemon and ice water—a method you learned from a popular TV show. The next day, you send them a bouquet of flowers and an apology.
Try to make a joke of it and continue the conversation. You hope they use a good dry cleaner.
7. When you address your boyfriend's parents, you:
By their first name and patronymic.
By their first name.
By calling them "Quasimodo" and "Cruella De Vil".
8. Your boyfriend calls and says that his father has been admitted to the hospital for surgery to remove kidney stones. You:
Immediately send a get-well card and a large bag of his favorite hard candies. At least when the surgery is over, a pleasant surprise will be waiting for him.
Tell your boyfriend to pass along your regards to his father, with wishes for a speedy recovery.
Say, "Oh, that must be very painful!" Then you tell him about something very funny that happened to you today during a walk.
9. Have you ever kissed in front of his parents?
Yes, we do it all the time.
Yes, but it was only a light goodbye kiss.
No, never. In the presence of his parents, holding hands is the only thing that is acceptable—nothing more.