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QUIZ: HOW TO SPOT A LIAR

Many of us have been lied to by someone we love and trust. Although there are differences in lies---some people exaggerate the truth, other people leave important information out, still other people rationalize or excuse their own misrepresentations---the end result is often broken trust. And trust turns out to be a cornerstone for virtually all our relationships---no matter whether those relationships are with friends, family, parents, children, coworkers, sales people or intimate partners.

QUIZ: ARE YOU A WHITE KNIGHT?

You remember the tales, don't you? About the knight in white armor rescuing the damsel in distress and carrying her off into the sunset. Are you a male (or a female) white knight? That is, do you have a pattern of rescuing intimate partners? Take this quiz to find out.

Decide whether the following statements are mostly true or false for you:
True False
1. My partner made me feel idolized in the beginning of our relationship. ____ ____

QUIZ: ARE YOU SABOTAGING YOUR RELATIONSHIPS?

Intentionally or not, might you employ sabotaging behaviors in your intimate relationships? Take this quiz to find out. Rate your answers on a scale from 1 to 5, in which 1 = never; 2 = sometimes; 3 = half the time; 4 = often, and 5 = always. This quiz is courtesy of Randi Gunther in the book Relationship Saboteurs (New Harbinger Publications).

1. If you queried all your significant intimate partners, would their complaints be similar?

2. Have you dismissed your partners' requests for change as unimportant?

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