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Power battles: who rules the roost in your relationship?
by Susan Quilliam
It's a cry from the heart: 'He just wants everything his own way!' You feel your partner wants everything to suit him, everything his heart desires. Doesn't it make you mad?
Trouble is, he probably feels the same - that you want everything your way. Because in most relationships, at some point there's a power struggle. So who really rules the roost in your relationship? Take part in this quiz and find out. Then discover just what you can do about it.
 
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1. How would you describe his family?
  A bit uptight. When you visit, you feel you have to watch your step and not put a foot out of line.
  Anything goes. When you visit, you feel quite out of control.
  Everyone knows the rules and the pecking order. You appreciate that - it's just the way his family is.
  Really laid-back - like your family. When you visit, you feel at home.
 
2. It's Thursday, and you get a surprise invitation to take off for the weekend with your girlfriends. Do you:
  Check out what he's doing before you decide. The two of you are sufficiently close that you like to consult each other about plans.
  Wait until he's in a good mood and then check it out with him. The two of you are sufficiently close that you don't want to make waves.
  Just tell him you're going. The two of you are sufficiently close for him to go along with it.
  Brace yourself for the inevitable strop. The two of you are sufficiently close that anything like this seems to push both your buttons.
 
3. You're off for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday to a dream destination. Does he:
  Seem to want the direct opposite of what you want, every step of the way?
  Know what he wants, but is laid-back enough that if something unexpected crops up, he can ride with it?
  Passionately care about every detail of where you go and what you Do? He's determined it's going to be the perfect holiday.
  Tend to let you make the decisions, even when they cut across his preferences?
 
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