Do you expect your partner’s life to revolve around you? Or do you believe in giving each other enough room for manoeuvre, and having a healthy relationship? Find out…

In How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, Andie Anderson takes up an assignment to drive a man away by “making classic mistakes women make in relationships. Basically, everything we know guys hate — clingy, needy and being touchy-feely”. So, here’s the thing: even though women know men abhor these traits, why do so many end up being ‘that’ girl in a relationship? Are you the girl who is clued in to your guy’s life, or the one who is on the verge of becoming his Siamese twin? Take our quiz and find out!

1 You call him late in the night, and he doesn’t answer. You:

a.   Convince yourself he is talking to/having an affair with another girl

b.   Call him a couple of times before leaving him an angry message

c.   Guess he isn’t around his phone, and wait for him to call back

2 You are out in the mall with him, and you catch him checking out another girl. You:

a.   Leave his hand, and scream at him in the middle of 
the mall

b.   Glare at him, and sulk till he begs for forgiveness

c.   Laugh it off

3 He’s planning a night out with the guys… You:

a.   Silently listen as he excitedly tells you about the plan, and then show up at the venue yourself

b.   Call him every couple of hours asking him what he’s up to

c.   Leave him a message saying you miss him

4 You go to a house party with your boyfriend; you:

a.   Clasp his hand tight throughout the night, and constantly indulge 
in PDA

b.   Sit by his side all night, occasionally making small talk with other people around.

c.   Do your own thing, and then swap stories later at night over the phone

5 He makes plans with his friends on a Friday night without asking you; you:

a.   Are convinced he doesn’t love you/doesn’t care/is using you, and spend the night crying

b.   Sulk for a while, send him and angry message, and call your friends to find out what they’re up to

c.   Gather your girlfriends and hit 
the club

6 He gives you his email 
password for something he needs urgently; you:

a.   Read through every single chat with every girl on his list

b.   Type in your name in the search bar to see what he’s been telling his friends

c.   Send him the email and glance through who he’s received mails from lately

7 The last time you hung out with your besties was…

a.   You cannot remember… you’ve just been so busy hanging out with your boyrfriend

b.   A couple of months ago

c.   Just last week at brunch

8 You are watching a movie huddled up on the couch, he gets up to use the loo, you:

a.   Pause. Wait. Wonder what is taking him so long

b.   Pause, head to the kitchen to get more munchies

c.   Continue watching. It’s too good 
to pause

9 He says he’s going out for a family get-together and will call you later. You:

a.   Wait an hour before you start bombarding him with calls and spamming his inbox

b.   Frantically call after you don’t hear from him for 2-3 hours

c.   Wait till the end of the night, and then text him saying you’ll talk to him the next day

10 You go to the movies together, he goes to buy popcorn, you feel he’s taking to long, you go to counter, and see him talking to a hot girl; you:

a.   Stomp furiously, and scream at him for abandoning you

b.   Walk over, hold his hand, plant a kiss on his cheek, and glare at 
the girl

c.   Go over, introduce yourself and tell him the movie is about to start

SCORES

• Mostly As — You might as well get C-L-I-N-G-Y tattooed on your forehead. You don’t own him, and you both have a right to living your own lives. If you keep up your needy, jealous girl act, don’t be surprised if he sprints away from committing to you.
• Mostly Bs — Get help before it’s too late! You may not classify yourself as clingy, and think what you’re doing is your right over your man, but if you’re planning to keep him, you need to clean up your act. Touch base with your girlfriends again, and make plans that exclude him sometimes so you have enough time to miss each other.
• Mostly Cs— Independent woman,  you are the kind of girl every right-thinking guy wishes he had. You love him, sure, but he is still a part of your life, and not the basis of it. You show him your affection, but you still love your own life, and don’t sweat the small stuff.