After getting a lethal dose of RP "truths" about how you must pass "shit tests" of all sorts (latest of all: wives "testing" their "alpha" (sic!) husbands by refusing sex), I found this article which debunks the theory in great detail:

The other point to make is that, from an evolutionary standpoint, women can't really test men for "alpha" traits because alpha men don't care to pass tests, women's or otherwise. In addition, it doesn't make sense for women to test men for manliness because manly men would never even entertain the thought that women are testing them, and would not feel that they need to pass their tests if they do. In a real man's mind, either she likes me or she doesn't. So the whole idea of women testing would never show up on a real man's radar, therefore it would be an unnecessary screening mechanism for women to have. And since evolution takes the most economical path, testing would never become an active part of women's psyche. http://lifestylejourney.blogspot.ro/2010/06/shit-test.html

I always run whatever I read through the filter of logic and experience. My own conclusion is that, shit tests, if any, are just:

  • indicators of disinterest rationalized as "tests", made by women just not interested in you
  • indicators of cheating rationalized as "tests", made by women who lost interest in you (need your wallet but no longer your cock)
  • nasty insults made by frustrated ugly women

The list can continue, none of which having any relation to "testing". The only sane thing to do is not to invest your energy into a path filled with barbed wire fences...