Dr. FUN’s
Mass Media Love Quiz©
Created
by Dr. Mary-Lou Galician
(The Original
"Dr. FUN" )
Based
on her research — and presented by her on national network television
& published nationally
From
her new textbook
Sex,
Love, & Romance in the Mass Media:
Analysis & Criticism of Unrealistic Portrayals & Their Influence
and
her forthcoming book
Dr. Galician’s Prescriptions© for Getting Real About Romance:
How Mass Media Myths About Love Can Hurt You
1. Your perfect partner
is cosmically pre-destined for you and nothing/nobody can ultimately
separate you.
True
False
2. There's such a thing
as “love-at-first-sight.”
True
False
3. Your true “soulmate”
knows what you're thinking or feeling without your having to tell.
True
Fasle
4. If your partner is truly
meant for you, sex is easy and wonderful.
True
False
5. To attract and keep
a man, a woman should look like a model or a centerfold.
True
False
6. The man should NOT be
shorter, weaker, younger, poorer, or less successful than the woman.
True
False
7. The love of a good and
faithful true woman can change a man from a “beast” into a “prince.”
True
False
8. Bickering and fighting
a lot mean that a man and a woman really love each other passionately.
True
False
9. All you really need
is love, so it doesn't matter if you and your partner have very different
values.
True
False
10. The right mate “completes
you” -- filling your needs and making your dreams come true.
True
False
11. In real life, actors
are often very much like the romantic characters they portray.
True
False
12. Since mass media portrayals
of romance aren't “real,” they don't really affect you.
True
False