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Are you a jerk?

The following article appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, April 29th,
page 38. Don't flame me, I just posted it.

"How big a jerk are you?"

These questions are designed to establish just how big a jerk any man is.
It was put together with the help of psychologist Robert Dain, clinical
director of the Rational Living Institute in Dallas. Keep track of all
yes answers, and then check the scoring guidelined.

1. Do you put down your partner in public and criticize her in front of
others?

2. Do you frequently invite a woman on a date and spend the entire
evening talking about yourself?

3. Do you have pet names for women who work with you or for you, such as
honey, sugar, sweetie, doll?

4. If you live with a woman, do you rarely volunteer to share the
housework, waiting to be asked to do any domestic task?

5. Would you back away from a relationship with a woman who makes more
money han you?

6. Do you lose interest in a relationship because you have already
consummated it?

7. Do you see marriage as a trap?

8. Have you ever expressed your anger by physically lashing out at your
girlfriend or spouse?

9. Do you spend more than 10 hours a weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
watching televised sports when your partner clearly expresses interest in
any other activity?

10. In the absence of your partner, do you talk about her in a derogatory
manner to your friends, colleagues or family?

11. Are you sexually involved with more than one woman? (If you are
married and answered yes, count this answer twice.)

12. Do you avoid discussing problems in a relationship at any cost?

13. When your partner has a major disappointment in her career, do you
secretly feel pleased and relieved?

14. Do you expect your girlfriend or spouse to wait on you, cooking all
your meals, picking up your clothes or making all the entertainment plans
for both of you?

15. If a woman says no to your sexual advances, do you pressure her
anyway, assuming she really means yes?

16. Do you think a woman who has a man who can support her has no reason
to work?

17. Do you swear or use vulgar language regardless of who you are with or
what situation you're in?

18. When you are in the company of a woman you are having a relationship
with, do you point out to her the attractive women you notice?

19. Have you ever promised a woman you would call her, and then not?

20. Have you ever suddenly ended a relationship with a woman and not told
her why?

Scoring Guidelines

If you answered yes to 1 to 4 of the questions: You are not really a
jerk, but you have the potential to act like one. You rarely exhibit the
closed-minded, pompous behavior that irritates women and limits closeness.
You are fairly enlightened about issues of the heart and chances are you
are a decent communicator who genuinely respects women.

If you answered yes to 5 to 9 of the questions: You are a bordlerline
case and have tendencies to act like a jerk. You can pass for a
sensitive, caring man who wants a relationship that has equal billing for
both partners, but you can also sway under pressure.

If you answered yes to 10 to 14 of the questions: You are salvageable.
But under the influence of intimacy, you may fly off the handle and behave
inappropriately. You may be that way because you never understood what
women are looking for, or just because your father and your men friends
act this way, too.

If you answered yes to 15 to 20 of the questions: You often act like a
jerk with a capital J. You are that way in spite of all the people in
your life who have asked you to behave differently.

 
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