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Pre-marriage education, stages of marriage, marriage compatibility test
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| There are many complex pre-marriage
questionnaires available. This simpler test was devised by Institute for Social
Invention members in response to the engagement announcement of one of its
workers. The word 'marriage' is used
here in the sense of any relationship likely to involve long-term responsibility
in caring for offspring.
Instructions When completing the test give marks out of 10 to the questions ('10 = Very True' down to '0 = Not True At All'). Answer the questions as honestly as possible since you do not have to show the results to anybody else - there is nobody to deceive but yourself. Decisions about who to marry and have children with are likely to have more effect on future happiness than any other decisions in life, so they are worth considering as soberly as possible, given that we can be so easily misled in the first flush of love. About half the following questions derive from academic research findings about long-term success and failure in marriage and human relationships. If both you and your partner are trying this test, it might be diplomatic not to show your marks on individual items to your partner, but simply to discuss your final marks together. Scoring Add up your totals. Take away 10 if you have lived together for less than six months. Divide your total by the maximum possible (150) and multiply by 100 for your Marriage Compatibility Percentage. If you are less than 70% compatible you may well have to struggle hard to maintain a long-term relationship and might be well advised to delay having children for several years until you are sure that the relationship will work out. Less than 50% compatibility could be a sign not to rush into marriage. Click here to get the questionnaire
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Pre-marriage education, stages of marriage, marriage compatibility test Copyright 2008, Janet Iwanow, Revised:
June 13, 2008 |
