Domestic Violence Relationship Quiz

This self quiz is offered through the University of Ilinois Office of Women's Affairs:

 

               

   

Relationship Quiz

• Do you feel nervous or fearful in your relationship?

•  Are you afraid of your partner's temper?

•  Do you have to be careful to control your behavior to avoid his/her anger? Do you feel like you are always “walking on eggshells”?

•  Are you afraid to say “No” to sex?

•  Do you feel powerless in your relationship?

•  Are you scared of disagreeing with him/her?

•  Are you afraid to break up with your partner?

•  Does s/he criticize you, or humiliate you in front of other people?

•  Does s/he check up on you or question you about what you do without him/her?

•  Does s/he act controlling?

•  Does s/he repeatedly and wrongly accuse you of seeing other guys/women?

•  Does s/he tell you that if you changed s/he wouldn't abuse you?

•  Does s/he act jealous of the time you spend with other people?

•  Does s/he make you feel like you are wrong, stupid, crazy, or inadequate?

•  Does s/he call you names?

•  Does s/he ignore your feelings?

•  Has s/he ridiculed your most valued beliefs, your religion, race, class or sexual preference?

•  Has s/he ever scared you with violence or threatening behavior?

•  Does s/he tell you what to wear, or how to do your hair?

•  Does s/he prevent you from going out or doing things you want to do?

•  Do you feel that, with him/her, nothing you do is ever good enough?

•  Does s/he say that s/he will kill or hurt themselves if you break up with him/her?

•  Does s/he make excuses for his/her abusive behavior by saying it's because of alcohol or drugs or because s/he can't control his/her temper, or that s/he was 'just joking'?

•  Does s/he hate spending time with your family and keep you from seeing your friends and family?

•  Does s/he withhold approval, appreciation or affection as punishment?

•  Has s/he manipulated you with lies?

•  Has s/he taken your car keys or money away?

•  Has s/he subjected you to reckless driving?

     If you answered yes to any of the questions above, you could be in an abusive relationship, or a relationship that could become abusive. Remember, we don't believe you deserve to be abused, no matter what. Together we CAN find a way...312.413.8206

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