Balanced Support: Is Your Give and Take Workable? (10-Question Quiz)
Mutual support does not require equal exchanges after every favor. This quiz looks at whether giving and receiving feel workable over time, whether both people's limits can be discussed and whether uneven periods are acknowledged rather than silently counted.
Think about the past four weeks. If you have not experienced a situation, use the closest comparable everyday situation. For self-reflection, not a clinical assessment.
Ready to begin?
Answer each question with your first instinct. Your result is calculated from the quiz data, not from a fixed script — so the same answers always give the same score.
The 10 questions in this quiz
- A friend has needed more support than usual during a busy patch. You:
- Someone helps you with a small task. You usually:
- Several conversations in a row have focused only on the other person's concerns. You:
- You and a friend have a regular exchange of favors, and both of your schedules have become tighter. You:
- A friend supports you in a different way from the help you usually give them. You:
- You notice that you have made several requests without asking about the other person's capacity. You:
- A regular exchange of favors has begun to feel burdensome. You:
- You are offering a favor and hoping for something in return. You:
- After a period of receiving extra help, your capacity improves. You:
- When judging whether support feels mutual over time, you mainly consider:
How scoring works
Each answer is worth 3, 2 or 1 point, so your total lands between 10 and 30. Answer with your first instinct — the same answers always produce the same score, and nothing is stored on a server.