How healthy is your relationship?

A healthy relationship is based upon more than sparks in the bedroom (although that's important too!). Trust, tolerance, and good communication are just some of the ingredients that make a relationship mutually benefiting for you and your partner according to Diane Anderson, a Vancouver-based registered clinical counselor who specializes in love and relationships.

Take this quiz to find out whether your relationship is flourishing or on life support.

1. You're upset that your partner has arrived home late - yet again! How do you deal?

- After confronting him you both go to bed angry and sleep it off. Neither of you mentions it the next day.
- You take a few minutes to gather your thoughts and then calmly lay out why you're upset, giving him an opportunity to explain himself after.
- A shouting match ensues, eventually followed by great make-up sex.

2. You campaign for Greenpeace while your guy can barely remember to recycle his empty beer cans. He:

- Sneers that the environment is already ruined and he can't figure out why you waste your time on something that won't make a difference anyways.
- Resists your attempts to get him to watch An Inconvenient Truth, even though you bought the DVD for him for his birthday.
- Loves your passion for trying to make positive change and makes an honest effort to compost.

3. Your man has met your best girlfriends:

- Several times. You've brought him to dinner parties, a group weekend getaway, and he's even begun to bond with your friends' partners.
- Never. You hang with his pals but he always passes when you're meeting the ladies for drinks.
- Tons of times. Because you two are attached at the hip he has become a regular on your Thursday martini nights and girls' brunches.

4. Since you started dating your sex life has:

- Stayed about the same. Your hot-cold relationship has translated to excitement between the sheets since day one - that's why you're still together!
- Gotten a bit stale. But, hey, that's normal right?
- Gradually improved. The mysterious passion of a new relationship has faded but your new sense of comfort with one another has led to you both being more open with each other under the covers.

5. You find out that your company is sending you to London for three months to work with the UK office on a new project. You:

- Feel anxious about the separation from your guy, but after talking you're more at ease. You've agreed on a plan to web cam regularly and he'll come out to visit. You'll be able to check out the Tate Modern together!
- Mention it to your guy casually that evening while he's watching TV. Even though you're a bit nervous about being away you don't want to seem too desperate. During the commercial break he says that it's no big deal, so you don't bring it up again.
- Try to get out of the assignment and don't say anything about it to your man yet. You're convinced that your junior colleague would benefit much more from the experience.

6. The global financial crisis has:

- Made you guys cut back on dinners out but because you've discussed finances before you know you'll both make it through without too much hardship.
- Not impacted your routine at all - you never discuss money together anyways.
- Finally forced you to admit to your guy that your failed attempt at art school cost you a lot more than he realizes. That's why you've been taking on extra weekend work recently.