Are You Dominant Or Submissive In Your Relationship Quiz

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15 Questions | Total Attempts: 861 | Updated: Aug 28, 2024
Are You Dominant or Submissive in Your Relationship Quiz

In relationships, partners often naturally find a balance in decision-making and leadership roles.

Whether you find yourself taking charge or preferring to follow your partner's lead, it's essential to ensure that both partners feel respected and valued.

This "Are you dominant or submissive in your relationship?" quiz will help you reflect on how power is balanced in your relationship. It will help you identify areas for improvement and base your relationship on mutual respect and equitable power sharing.

Questions Excerpt

1. How does it make you feel when your partner makes plans for the two of you without discussing it with you first?

A. No way, I call the shots here

B. I think it’s healthy to have a balance.

C. My partner always make plans, and I don’t mind doing what they have planned.

D. I would rather not make plans. It’s so much easier not having to worry about that.

2. Do you expect your partner to check in with you before making plans with anyone else?

A. Yes, and if I don’t like the plans, I definitely let them know

B. We both do, not because we have to but because we always keep each other informed of our plans

C. No, they usually make plans on their own

D. No, I don’t expect them to, but we just do it out of respect for one another to let the other one know where we will be and what we will be doing.

3. Who do you think takes charge of your relationship?

A. Me

B. I am more the one to take charge, but I like it when my partner does every once in a while

C. Mostly my partner

D. My Partner

4. Who takes charge when you have sex?

A. I do most of the time

B. I don’t think either of us decides, although I may initiate it more

C. Most of the time, my partner initiates it, but I am fine with that

D. My partner does

5. How do you view your role compared to your partner’s?

A. I am definitely superior

B. I have to admit that I am more of a go-getter, but I don’t mind

C. I am generally inferior, but I prefer to fly under the radar

D. I think we are equal, and I like it that way. I prefer to let my partner shine

6. Do you have certain expectations, such as chores, errands, or other things?

A. Yes, anything I need, they always find a way to get it or make it happen

B. No, my partner generally dictates chores, and I am okay with that

C. No, we both have our own errands and chores we like to do. It just works out that way.

D. No, we do things together or split up the tasks/responsibilities when we need to, but usually, my partner decides on what needs to be done

7. Who controls the money?

A. Of course, I have to

B. We have a joint bank account or evenly distribute the finances. We both monitor our own spending, but my partner is in charge of the major things

C. I do. I make sure they are taken care of though

D. My Partner

8. Do you expect your significant other to dress, act, or look a specific way?

A. Yes. Usually, I pick their clothes and outfit to be sure

B. No, my partner is generally the one with those expectations

C. No, them being themselves is just fine with me

D. No, I always think my partner looks good no matter what

9. Do you need to take charge of decision-making in the relationship, or would you rather have an equal balance of power?

A. I definitely take charge. But I know what is best, and it always works out

B. I think it’s good to have a balance

C. My partner often makes decisions, but I am comfortable with their judgment

D. My partner definitely takes charge, and I don’t mind it at all

10. Who generally has the final say if you can’t agree on something?

A. I do

B. Most of the time, I do, but if my partner feels strongly about something, I don’t mind letting them decide sometimes

C. I let them decide if I can't think of anything myself

D. My partner does

11. Who usually apologizes first after a fight?

A. I apologize first whenever my partner gets mad at me

B. Whoever makes the mistakes apologizes first with earnestness

C. My partner usually apologizes as it is often their mistake

D. I apologize because I don’t think conflicts are great for a relationship

12. Do people outside of your relationship think that your partner is abusing you?

A. Sometimes

B. No

C. I don't know

D. I don't think so

13. Do you like it when no one is superior to the other in a couple?

A. Yes, absolutely

B. It’s hard to tell who is superior because it’s all about nurturing each other's dreams

C. I think that one of us should be superior to the other

D. I like to be in control

14. Do you feel comfortable letting your partner take the lead during sex and intimate moments?

A. Yes, totally

B. No, I like to be the one in control

C. Sometimes

D. I prefer when we both equally have a say in our intimate moments

15. Do you feel you always have to say yes to your partner because you fear the consequences?

A. Yes

B. No

C. Sometimes

D. There are no terrible consequences because we communicate a lot with each other


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