Quick Poll

Feeling like a long-term loser in the lottery of love? Keep a stiff upper lip, dude. Your luck could change any minute.

Take this quick quiz to find out whether you're on a long-term losing streak or if it's just a matter of time before you find the girl of your dreams.

1. Your past dating M.O. is "same woman, different name." How do you address that pattern?
• I can't help it if women are psychos. (Score = 1)
• Maybe I wasn't the ideal boyfriend, but they weren't the ideal girlfriends, either. (Score = 2)
• I know it's true, but I don't know how to keep it from happening again. (Score = 3)
• I understand my past decisions and have taken steps to avoid similar patterns in the future. (Score = 4)
• You must have me confused with someone else. (Score = -1)

2. When it comes to finding love, you are:
• Resigned. If I live to be a thousand, it will never happen to me. (Score = 1)
• Determined. I better find someone soon before I'm too old to care. (Score = 2)
• Cautiously optimistic. Stranger things have happened. (Score = 3)
• Positive. I know she's out there. I just have to keep looking. (Score = 4)
• Hopeless and bitter. Love stinks. (Score = -1)

3. What do you do when you see a serious hottie in line at the coffee shop?
• Stare longingly. A girl like that would never be interested in me. (Score = 1)
• Flake. I spend so much time crafting an opening line she's gone before I come up with one. (Score = 2)
• Strategize. Maybe I can head her off at the sugar and cinnamon station. (Score = 3)
• Act. Ask if she'd like to meet a little earlier tomorrow morning for coffee and conversation. (Score = 4)
• Ignore her. Who needs her? (Score = -1)

4. When you want to win a woman's affection, you:
• Enter into a death match with inner demons that try to talk me out of it. (Score = 1)
• Pray for divine intervention because I haven't got a clue. (Score = 2)
• Tell her she's smart and hot. (Score = 3)
• Show and tell her how much I dig her by listening when she talks and making small but meaningful gestures, like sending flowers for no reason. (Score = 4)
• Who needs women? (Score = -1)

5. How do you react when the relationship gets serious?
• Act like a total jerk so she'll break up with me. (Score = 1)
• Say I'd like to see other people. (Score = 2)
• Get a little nervous, but gut it out. (Score = 3)
• Feel excited at the promise of a future together. (Score = 4)
• Get out of there. She might want me to commit! (Score = -1)

Check your score and see if romance is in store:

Less than 0: Dude, get over it. No matter how bad your romantic past, you've got to ease up and give love another chance. Chicks don't dig a bad attitude.

0-5: Sure, your heart's been punted a few times, but you don't have to be so hopeless. Take some time to look at each relationship objectively and find lessons from each one. Then work to implement improvements.

6-10: You're on that slippery slope between loser and lucky. Focus on finding the middle ground and your attitude will be more likely to attract a match.

11-15: You've done the hard part - getting past your past. There are just a few more steps before you're ready for love, man. Find out for yourself by doing a full search now.

16-20: Far from being a loser, you're just inches away from romance. Update or create an online profile today to move one step closer to your goal.