The Quiz

The 6 Dating Patterns

Get your Pattern Profile and a tailored next-step plan in under 5 minutes.

What’s your Dating Pattern?

The 6 Dating Patterns

Which Pattern Are You? Take the Quiz to find out!

Explore the dating patterns

😰 The Anxious Overthinker

"But what did that text mean?"
Needs: Emotional Regulation

Your Pattern:

You spiral over everything. Every delay is abandonment. Every "K" is rejection. You need constant reassurance that never feels like enough.

Common Behaviors:

→ Check their location/social media constantly
→ Write and delete 47 different texts
→ Panic when they don't respond immediately
→ Abandon yourself to keep them happy

🎯 Focus On These Pillars:

  • Pillar 4: Emotional Regulation

  • Pillar 2: Identity Architecture

  • Pillar 3: Communication

🎭 The Disconnected

"Do as I say, not as I do"
Needs: Integrity in Action

Your Pattern:

Your words and actions don't match. You want what you won't give. You hold others to standards you don't meet yourself.

Common Behaviors:

→ Demand honesty but hide things
→ Want commitment but keep options open
→ Complain they don't text back (while not texting back)
→ See others' flaws but not your own

🎯 Focus On These Pillars:

  • Pillar 5: Integrity in Action

  • Pillar 1: Pattern Recognition

  • Pillar 2: Identity Architecture

🔁 The Repeat Offender

"Different person, same story"
Needs: Pattern Recognition

Your Pattern:

You can't figure out why you keep ending up in the same situation. You're on autopilot, repeating patterns you can't see.

Common Behaviors:

→ Keep dating the same "type" of person
→ Have the same fight in every relationship
→ Can't see your role in the pattern
→ Blame bad luck or "there's no one good out there"

🎯 Focus On These Pillars:

  • Pillar 1: Pattern Recognition

  • Pillar 2: Identity Architecture

  • Pillar 4: Emotional Regulation

👻 The Ghost

"I need space (forever)"
Needs: Communication Competency

Your Pattern:

You disappear when things get real.
Conflict? Hard conversations? Nope.
You'd rather vanish than face discomfort.

Common Behaviors:

→ Slow fade instead of breaking up
→ Leave people on read for days
→ Shut down during conflict
→ Avoid "what are we?" conversations

🎯 Focus On These Pillars:

  • Pillar 3: Communication

  • Pillar 4: Emotional Regulation

  • Pillar 5: Integrity in Action

🦎 The Chameleon

"Who am I again?"
Needs: Identity Architecture

Your Pattern:

You become whoever they need. Your sense of self is... negotiable. You don't know who you are outside of being wanted.

Common Behaviors:

→ Morph interests to match your partner's
→ Suppress your own needs constantly
→ Can't answer "what do YOU want?"
→ Partners say they don't know the "real you"

🎯 Focus On These Pillars:

  • Pillar 2: Identity Architecture

  • Pillar 3: Communication

  • Pillar 5: Integrity in Action

The Secure

"We can work through this"
Goal: Earned Through Work

Your Pattern:

You're comfortable with both intimacy and independence. You communicate needs without drama. This is the goal—earned through consistent work.

Common Behaviors:

→ Handle conflict without spiraling
→ Don't lose yourself in relationships
→ Choose compatibility over chemistry
→ Consistent and emotionally available

🎯 Maintain With These Pillars:

  • Pillar 5: Integrity in Action

  • Pillar 2: Identity Architecture

  • Pillar 1: Pattern Recognition

Unsure of where to begin?

Call Dr. Lindsay for a Free Clarity Call

or Take the below Quiz to start your Adventure!