☀ Based on real studies · Gottman, Amato & co.

What’s the forecast for your relationship?

12 questions, 40 years of scientific research, one 10-year forecast. 3 minutes to laugh, and maybe learn something.

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This site is humorous, but our measuring instruments are real: here are the studies feeding the algorithm (all worth reading with a straight face).

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Contempt kills couples. By watching couples argue for 15 minutes in his lab, John Gottman predicted divorce with roughly 90% accuracy. His number-one signal: contempt — sarcasm, eye-rolling, condescension. His "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse": criticism, contempt, defensiveness, stonewalling.
Gottman & Levenson, J. of Marriage and Family, 1992–2000
5:1
The magic ratio. Stable couples maintain about 5 positive interactions for every negative one — even during conflict. Below 1:1, the statistics get brutal.
Gottman, "What Predicts Divorce?", 1994
25–32
Age at marriage matters. Marrying before 20 sharply increases risk. The statistical sweet spot sits roughly between 25 and 32 — after that, risk appears to creep up slightly each year.
Wolfinger, Institute for Family Studies, 2015
×1.5–2
Divorce is (a little) hereditary. Children of divorced parents are roughly 1.5 to 2 times more likely to divorce themselves. Not destiny — just a statistic worth knowing.
Amato, J. of Marriage and Family, 1996–2010
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Money fights are the worst fights. Financial disagreements predict divorce better than arguments about chores, in-laws, or anything else. Income doesn’t matter — the conflict does.
Dew, Britt & Huston, Family Relations, 2012
$20k
The luxury wedding paradox. Across ~3,000 couples, those who spent over $20,000 on their wedding divorced MORE than those under $1,000. The pricier the ring, the higher the risk too. Science has a sense of humor.
Francis-Tan & Mialon, Economic Inquiry, 2015
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Isolated couples are fragile couples. Couples embedded in a solid social network (shared friends, family, community) divorce less. Divorce even "spreads" through friend networks, like a cold.
McDermott, Fowler & Christakis, Social Forces, 2013
Our "methodology", in full transparency: each answer adds risk points weighted by the strength of the predictor in the literature (contempt weighs 3× more than wedding cost). The final score is an indicative blend — research-inspired, never clinically validated. No 3-minute quiz can predict your future, least of all ours. Studies describe population averages, not individual destinies.

The 14 quiz questions

When you two argue, what does it look like?

Why? In 15 min of arguing, Gottman predicts divorce with ~90% accuracy. Signal #1: contempt.

The overall vibe between you, day to day?

Why? Stable couples keep ~5 positive moments per negative one.

How old were you when things got serious (moving in, marriage, “this is it”)?

Why? The statistical sweet spot for marriage: between 25 and 32.

True for you?

Why? Remarriages divorce more than first marriages — mainly via unprocessed patterns and stepchildren (Census, Pew). Not concerned? Answer “false” to both.

Your wedding budget — or your biggest couple celebration?

Why? Cult study: $20,000+ weddings divorce MORE than sub-$1,000 ones.

Talking money together feels like…

Why? Money fights predict divorce better than any other argument (Dew).

Work-wise, where are you two right now?

Why? Prolonged unemployment is a recognized factor — via financial stress and self-esteem.

True for you?

Why? Alcohol/drugs is the 3rd cause of divorce. Risk triples when only ONE partner drinks heavily (Torvik).

Your social life as a couple?

Why? A solid network protects. Divorce even “spreads” between friends.

Jealousy, in your relationship, is…

Why? Jealousy is a marital problem directly predictive of divorce (Amato & Rogers).

Your core values — family, money, faith, culture…?

Why? A shared base (values, religion, culture) protects; very different unions divorce a bit more. “Perpetual problems” = 69% of conflict (Gottman).

Kids, in your world?

Why? Satisfaction dips when they arrive — but DISAGREEING predicts the worst.

True for you?

Why? It’s not the ordeal (illness, hard knocks…) that kills couples — it’s weathering it separately.

Your shared vision of the future is…

Why? Couples who “decide” their future hold better than those who “slide” into it.