We suspect that you already know exactly how heavily involved you are with electronic relationships. However, our little quiz can help put a label on what you already suspect.

Disclaimer: This quiz represents nothing more than the attempt of two techno-geeks to be cute. Please don’t take it as any sort of serious psychological evaluation.

1) You try to go on-line, only to discover that your modem has died. You then . . .

shrug your shoulders, and play solitaire instead.

dig out a PC Mall catalog, and start pricing new modems.

stop by your friend's house to check your e-mail on the way to CompUSA.

2) My attitude toward meeting dates one has first encountered on the Internet can be best summed up as:

"Yeah, right after I interview to be the next White House intern."

"Definitely, after at least six months of on-line courtship."

"You mean there's some other way to meet new people?"

3) "I sometimes eat dinner in front of the computer."

True.

False.

4) "There are often two or more days worth of dirty dishes sitting around my computer."

True.

False.

 

5) The amount of disk space on my computer consumed by downloaded photos is:

None . . . "What is disk space?"

0-1mb

1-100mb

"I had to buy a separate hard drive!"

 

6) When was the last time you went on a date that did not require an overnight bag?:

"I have never had to pack for a date."

"Sometime within the past year."

"Huh? Not pack? What would I do for clean underwear the next day?"

 

7) On average, how many hours per day do you spend on each of the following activities?

Personal E-Mail	0	0-2	2-4	4-6	6-24
Chatting/IRC	0	0-2	2-4	4-6	6-24
Reading On-Line Personal Ads	0	0-2	2-4	4-6	6-24
Answering On-Line Personal Ads	0	0-2	2-4	4-6	6-24
Writing On-Line Personal Ads	0	0-2	2-4	4-6	6-24
Eating	0	0-2	2-4	4-6	6-24
Sleeping	0	0-2	2-4	4-6	6-24

8) "I have some friends I have never met in person."

True.

False.

9) "My best friends I have never met in person."

True.

False.

10) "My only friends I have never met in person."

True.

False.

11) You come home from work, only to discover that your ISP (Internet Service Provider) is down. You . . .

spend the evening doing other things.

spend the evening reading through old e-mail, and typing replies.

spend the evening clicking on "redial."

12) "I have experienced cyber-sex."

True.

False.

13) "Sometimes, after cyber-sex, I am so aroused that I log off and go masturbate."

True.

False.

14) "Life became so much better after I learned to type with one hand while I masturbate with the other."

True.

False.

15) ];-) means . . .

somebody made a typo.

my chat buddy is smiling at me.

a cow is flirting with me.

16) Some old friends from out of town drop by unexpectedly. You . . .

drop everything and take them to all the local hot spots.

tell them you'll be with them as soon as you check your e-mail; and hope that you'll be home early enough for a game of Acrophobia before bed.

find directions to a good restaurant at Yahoo Maps, print the map out for them, and go back to chatting on IRC.

 

17) Cyber-sex is "cheating" on a significant other if . . .

it is always "cheating."

photos are exchanged.

emotional bonds exist.

it is never "cheating."

18) Good spelling is so much more important than fresh breath.

True.

False.

19) You learn that you must go on a three-day business trip. You . . .

pack a suitcase. Period.

Send a cc'd e-mail telling people you'll be gone, and e-mail the hotel's phone number to one or two "special" friends.

spend days frantically trying to borrow a laptop and modem, while trying to book a hotel room with a data port.

20) PowWow is . . .

a politically incorrect term for a Native American meeting.

an on-line chat service.

the greatest thing since sliced bread.

my only contact with the outside world.