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Do You Know When to Quit?

When your hubby or beau says that he needs a break from youdo you:

1. Laugh it off and say "Like you know anything."

2. Agree. Some time apart would be helpful

3. Threaten to kill his goldfish.

Which sentence best describes you

1. It aint over until the fat lady sings.

2. The end justifies the means.

3. Que sera sera.

You apply for a job and the interviewer tells you that they will call if they are interested. Do you.

1. Ask them when precisely because you are really busy

2. Thank them for their time.

3. Tell them you want to know now or you're not leaving.

Are you always riding things out till the bitter end, or do you bail before you should? Find out. 1. After a hot date with a gorgeous guy, you leave him a message and he doesn't call back. You: Burn his number. Bastard! Leave two more messages on his cell (in case his answering machine broke). Wait a few days and try him again. If he doesn't respond, he's history. 2. Which motto would you most likely have as a bumper sticker? Winners never quit; quitters never win. If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. (Then give up.) Quit while you're ahead. 3. Your job interviewer says there aren't any positions available but to keep in touch. You: Don't bother - she was just being nice. Send a thank-you note and plan to keep her posted with your career highlights. The next day, fax her a revised résumé and a letter asking to be reconsidered. 4. After two blading accidents with your boyfriend, you: Take a Rollergirl break and jog alongside him next time. Swear off the sport for life. Buy some knee pads and set out again. 5. You've been on a diet for a week and haven't lost a pound. You: Start working out twice a day and deny yourself all carbs and sweets. Drink more water and keep at it. It'll come off eventually. Head to Häagen-Dazs. If you're going to be fat, you might as well be happy. 6. You sign up for an intermediate Spanish course just for fun and get a D on the first exam. You: Ask for a refund, pronto. You have better things to do than babble your way through the rest of the class. Nix your thrice-weekly yoga sessions and nightly Friends rerun so you'll have 10 extra hours per week to study. Consider moving to a lower level but ask your instructor for some pointers first. 7. You ask your live-in boyfriend to start picking up after himself more, but a month passes, and he's still the same Sloppy Joe. You: Try to ignore his messy ways, but if he leaves one more pizza box on the bed, you tell him he's on his own. Say you need some space - like 50 miles. He has no respect for you whatsoever. Buy him a vacuum cleaner for his birthday and invite your mom over to give him a cleaning lesson. 8. The longest amount of time you've spent at a job you hated was: Two hours. Two years. Two months. 9. You get in a huge fight with your best bud, and she says the friendship is finished. You: Wait a few days, then say you'd like to talk it out over coffee. Send her flowers and an email threatening to go on Prozac if she doesn't take you back. Shrug your shoulders. It hurts, but since she said there was no chance of making amends, there's no use trying.