Have You Married Mr./Mrs. Right... Or Wrong?
Have You Married Mr./Mrs. Right... Or Wrong?
Take our quiz to help decide whether or not you made one of the biggest mistakes of your life.
Take our quiz to help decide whether or not you made one of the biggest mistakes of your life.
What’s your default emotional setting when you’re with your partner?
How does your marriage rate now compared with when you tied the knot?
Has being married made you a better person?
If your friends and family had to compare you to a celebrity marriage, who would they choose?
How often are you intimate with your partner?
How well do you work together as a team?
Do you get on with one another’s friends?
When you’re not together how much do you talk about your partner to other people?
Has either of you ever made a sacrifice for one another?
How did you spend your last anniversary?
If you were stuck on a desert island together, would you:
What do you argue over the most?
What’s the biggest regret you have about your marriage?
A
A
Maybe: There are plenty of warning signs that you may have married the wrong person. You’re likely to feel resentment towards them and you won’t feel respected or have any respect for them. Your sex life will be non-existent, and when you spend time with them you’ll be both critical and criticised. If this sounds like you, talk to your partner about your long-term future. And remember there’s no shame in seeing a marriage guidance counsellor.
B
B
You married an imperfect match: It’s always tough to decide whether to stay and work on something or whether to end it. But an imperfect match doesn’t mean you should split up. You may feel as if your relationship is failing but all is not lost. Opposites often attract, and it’s great to have different interests. But it might be time to look for new things to do together. Go out with other couples you like spending time with, try a new activity you can do with your partner, or even watch a TV show you can enjoy together.
Don’t give up just yet.
C
C
No, you’re perfect together: If this is you, you’re one of the lucky ones. You married your best friend and communication is easy. You’re physically very close and emotionally open and honest too. You share interests but, importantly, you also enjoy space apart from one another. Saying ‘I do’ was the best thing you ever did.
D
D
You married a perfect match but things have been going wrong: As much as you might not like to hear it, marriage is a contract. So it’s important to stay interested in each other – both emotionally and physically. Work on spontaneity, mix things up. Don’t assume roles. If you’re always the one who cooks, or always the one who takes out the rubbish, swap jobs. With effort you can get back on track and recapture what you’ve lost.