Relationship Satisfaction Test (Dyadic Adjustment)

This interactive test covers the relationship, conflict, commitment, separation, dialogue, loneliness, withdrawal, tenderness, desire, sexuality, recognition, mood, plans, ground rules and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example The relationship If, in the evening, you regret your commitment to this relationship. If, in your daily life, you feel happiness within your relationship. Conflict If your arguments escalate to the point that discouragement stays with you until the next day. If, faced with an important choice, you talk it over in the evening until you agree. Commitment If, after an argument, you think about leaving or separating. If you both want the same thing for the years ahead. Separation If you wonder whether you might find more happiness with someone else. If you look to the future of your relationship with confidence. Dialogue If each of you lives your week on your own side, sharing nothing in the evening. If, over dinner, you have real conversations that stimulate you both. Loneliness If, when you think about your relationship, you feel an emptiness. If, when hard times hit, you work as a team and support each other. Withdrawal If you find excuses to avoid spending the evening together. If you take the time to set aside an evening just for the two of you, with no one else. Tenderness If you go through whole days with very few tender gestures. If you take your partner in your arms as you pass through the kitchen. Desire If, in bed, you feel little desire coming from your partner. If the desire between you is still there, even as time goes by. Sexuality If, when your partner moves closer in bed, you turn away. If, sexually, your life as a couple is satisfying for both of you. Recognition If, when your partner reaches out tenderly, you remain unmoved. If your partner shows small attentions that make you feel their love. Mood If, when your partner comes home in the evening, what you mostly feel is weariness. If, when you think about your relationship today, you feel satisfied. Plans If you each pursue your projects separately rather than together. If you plan a trip or a home project together that matters to you. Ground rules If you disagree about your values and what matters. If you easily agree on where to spend the holidays. Readiness to change If what you have just described weighs on your life as a couple. If you want to change the way you function day to day.