Life's Negotiations

Normally I don't pay much mind to online quizzes, except for a laugh. The Dating Persona Test however really got to me. It turns out that I'm a battleaxe!

One of the more upsetting nuggets:

But it's how you handle yourself in your relationships that gets you the ‘brutal’ tag. Controlling? Imperious? Overbearing? Yes, please.

Ouch. Whereas my usual reaction to these tests is a chuckle at best, I was inconsolable over this one. How could this be so? I'm nice!

I love gifts. Too bad I'm not good at receiving them.

It's not that I don't like the present, card, compliment, or gesture. I actually freak out about how to respond to the generosity.

Partly it's because I don't feel I've done enough to deserve the thoughtfulness. That there are unspoken requirements that must be lived up to before a gift can be received.