Choosing a response
Given the same problem, do partners independently choose similar next steps?
THE SCIENCE OF A SHARED LIFE
Two people.
One life.
More to understand.
When two people face the same problem, how similarly do they see it—and does that matter for the life they build together? We’re developing a study to find out.
In development. No compatibility scores or predictions.
YOUR PERSPECTIVE
THEIR PERSPECTIVE
A shared lifeTwo perspectives. An evolving connection.
SIMILARITY Where do we think alike?
COMPATIBILITY Can our priorities coexist?
COOPERATION How do we work together?
THE QUESTION BEHIND THE PROJECT
The same situation.
How similar is your thinking?
Our central hypothesis is that similarity in problem-solving may be especially important for later relationship outcomes. We will test four areas against a broader set of relationship facets. Its importance is a question, not an established finding.
Evaluating a plan
Do partners give similar weight to a plan’s strengths, risks, and trade-offs?
Making a judgment
Do partners reach similar judgments when they weigh the same information?
Interpreting an event
Do partners read the same event in similar ways when its meaning is uncertain?
A SMALL WINDOW INTO THE IDEA
Everyday moments.
Different perspectives.
Both partners would see the same scenario and answer independently. That lets us compare their decisions under shared conditions. Try a trip-planning scenario with a fixed budget and competing priorities.
The actual study questions will need expert review, participant testing, and statistical validation before their scores can be interpreted.
Browse all 84 draft questionsDRAFT SCENARIOThe same problem
Both partners would see these same facts and choose independently. This illustration has no right answer and produces no score.
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A STUDY BUILT OVER TIME
A clearer picture takes
more than one moment.
The proposed design combines four sessions with follow-up over months and years. Timing and burden will be tested during the pilot.
Answer independently
Both partners receive the same form and answer independently, with separate consent and control over participation.
FOUR PLANNED SESSIONSUnderstand variation
Each planned session includes 26 questions across the core module and broader comparison facets. Repeated anchors help examine consistency.
ABOUT TWO WEEKSFollow real outcomes
Later check-ins assess satisfaction and relationship status as separate outcomes.
UP TO THREE YEARS, PROPOSEDEVIDENCE BEFORE PREDICTION
People deserve more
than a confident number.
A probability of a future outcome needs a defined time horizon, real follow-up data, and independent validation. DyadStudy has not reached that stage.
See the evidence and open questionsBEFORE YOU TAKE PART
A few clear answers.
Can we take the questionnaire now?
You can read all 84 original draft questions. This is a question library, not a response form: research participation is not open. The scenario above is an illustration, not an assessment. Recruitment will require a finalized protocol, ethics review, and appropriate permissions for any existing measures.
Will this tell us whether to get married?
No. There is no validated DyadStudy score or prediction model. The proposed research will examine specific patterns and outcomes; it will not decide what a couple should do.
Is problem-solving similarity the only thing that matters?
That is one hypothesis the project will test. We will compare models using the focused module, the broader questionnaire, and both together. We do not yet know whether similarity helps predict outcomes, whether other facets add information, or whether effects vary across couples.
Are different answers a bad sign?
A difference alone has no established meaning in this proposed instrument. The study must test which patterns, if any, relate to later outcomes, and under what conditions.
Is this couples therapy?
No. This is a research project in development. This website provides neither clinical assessment nor treatment.