The list of "types" is endless, but figuring out whether or not you "have a type" is actually quite simple: you either do, or you don't. Some people's dating lives resemble a straight line of very similar people (and that's fine!), while others have dating lives resembling a scatter plot. Either way, not "having a type" is kind of a type in and of itself, yes? Ugh, confusing. Anyway. Take this poll quiz, and figure out if you're the sort of person who has a type, or the kind who dates all over the map.

If you answered mostly on the left:

You don't really have a type. You treat dating like it's an exploratory hobby, which, to be fair, it kind of is. You're just as comfortable dating a hedge fund manager with a penthouse apartment as you are a working artist who sleeps on a couch in a loft. You learn about yourself by dating people who are sometimes extremely different from you. And you also learn a lot about what you definitely can't tolerate in a relationship.

If you answered mostly on the right:

Oh, come on, you know you have a type. You figured out what you wanted fast, and then stuck to it. Good for you! Some people just know. You're confident, secure in yourself, and are probably the sort of person who has an answer when someone asks where you see yourself in five years. Congratulations on having your shit together! Just remember that sometimes expectations can change, and that's fine and good.

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Hannah Smothers

Hannah writes about health, sex, and relationships for Cosmopolitan, and you can follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Her work can also be found in the Cut, Jezebel, and Texas Monthly.