What readiness can and cannot mean
Readiness is often imagined as a finish line: the ex fully forgotten, the lessons all learned, no residual ache. Almost nobody meets that description, and waiting for it postpones life indefinitely.
A more workable version is narrower. Can you tell the difference between wanting this particular person and wanting the loneliness to stop? Both are real; only one of them survives the third month.
Nothing here creates an obligation in either direction. A high score does not mean you should be dating, and a low one does not disqualify you from meeting someone you like.
Reading the answers you hesitated over
Most people answer several items instantly and stall on one or two. The stall is the informative part. It usually marks the place where an old arrangement has not yet been replaced by anything.
The item about naming your own needs is the one that most often causes trouble. If a list does not come easily, that is not a character defect — it is a sign that the previous relationship rarely asked for one.
Comparison is the other frequent sticking point. Comparing occasionally is unavoidable. Comparing as the first move with everyone you meet tends to mean the previous relationship is still doing the evaluating.
If you decide to meet someone anyway
Set the pace deliberately rather than by momentum. Meeting someone weekly for a month gives you information that meeting them daily for a week does not, because the second version never tests ordinary life.
You do not owe anyone the full history on a first meeting, and you also do not have to pretend there was no history. A short, factual version is usually easier to say than either extreme.
Notice what you do when something small does not suit you. Saying so early is the single most useful habit to bring into a new relationship, and it is much harder to start later.
A note on safety
If another person controls your movement, money, documents, or makes you fear for your safety, use local specialist and emergency support. A quiz is not a safety plan.
Thoughts of self-harm, or a sense that you cannot stay safe, are reasons to seek urgent help immediately. Educational pages and self-checks are not a substitute for that kind of care.
You can return to the questions later. What matters first is whether you have enough safety and support to think clearly at all.