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In the movie A Bronx Tale, which is set in the 1960s, wizened mob boss Sonny instructs his protégé on how to test a woman’s qualities: "When you go to your car together, unlock her door first to let her in," says Sonny. "When you walk around back, look through the rear window; If you see her leaning across to unlock your door for you...now that’s a good woman." While the invention of power locks has rendered that "test" obsolete, me, and a couple of the boyz have developed our own various systems of check-fors when screening a woman. (Ladies, take note: I believe the tests I’ve listed here to be gender-neutral.) Question: But why would you "test" a potential partner? What are you, sick? They’re not exactly "tests" you shadily maneuver them into. Most of these are simple character-gauging exercises, gained by observing your partner’s (or candidate-to-be) behavior during various acts of their normal mundane life. As for "why," here’s the reason. Being one-half of a couple in your youth is easy; since your domain includes school and “homework”, very little is demanded of you socially. But somewhere between 17 and 25, dating takes an evolutionary step, involving dorm rooms, parties, and hosting (of