MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY
SAMPLE SITUATION
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--Strongly disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. The wife to tell her husband it's her bathroom too.
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2. The husband to just put up with the inconvenience.
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3. The wife to dry her laundry somewhere else.
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4. The husband has a right to be upset.
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5. Little things like this don't really affect the marriage.
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MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY: VISUAL 1
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--StrongLy disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. The wife to tell her husband it's his turn to wash the dishes.
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2. The husband to just ignore the situation.
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3. The wife to try to make her husband aware of how much work she has to do at home.
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4. That generally it's not the husband's place to do the housework.
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5. The husband to tell his wife to get the dishes done.
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6. The wife to think of her husband's comfort first, then herself.
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7. The wife to have her relaxing-reading time after her housework is finished.
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8. The husband to charm his wife into having things around the house neat & clean.
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9. The husband to just pitch in & help with the housework.
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10. That generally a wife in this situation is neglecting her responsibilities around the house.
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MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY: VISUAL 2
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--Strongly disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. The husband to be unhappy because his wife is tagging along.
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2. The wife to prefer to be alone with her own interests.
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3. The wife resents her husband playing golf at the expense of neglecting his household chores.
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4. The wife to organise her time around her husband's so she would be ready to go golfing at his convenience.
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5. The husband to not expect his wife to go golfing just because he wants her to.
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6. The wife to realise that her creative time comes after her husband & her household duties are completed.
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7. The wife to have the choice to do what she wants to do, regardless of her husband's wishes.
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8. The wife to feel that married life is hampering her individual interests.
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9. Differences like this would not occur in most marriages.
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10. The husband & wife should not make a big fuss, things will work themselves out.
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MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY: VISUAL 3
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--Strongly disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. Husband & wife roles should be changed; man should pamper, not be pampered.
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2. The husband to recognise this as an expression of love & accept it.
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3. She should be a wife to her husband, not a mother.
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4. The husband to just tell his wife to stop it.
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5. The husband to have known she was the protective type when he married her.
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6. The husband should understand & be thankful she cares.
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7. The wife to tell her husband to wear these clothes.
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8. The husband should remove the unwanted clothes once he gets out of sight.
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9. The husband secretly likes his mothering wife. SA MA MD SD
10. That this situation does not occur in most marriages.
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MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY: VISUAL 4
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--Strongly disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. The husband to put his work away & help the wife with the child.
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2. The husband & wife to both take turns looking after the child.
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3. The wife to cook earlier & take the child out of the house while her husband is working.
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4. The husband & wife to do the bills together.
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5. Both husband & wife should schedule their work more effectively.
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6. Both husband & wife should realise it is their responsibility to fulfill their own jobs in marriage.
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7. The couple to seek marriage counseling only as a last resort.
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8. The husband is confused & angry at the wife for the stack of bills.
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9. The husband to tell his wife to take a class & learn how to cook & take care of the child.
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10. Both husband & wife to just forget about the situations, things will get better.
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MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY: VISUAL 5
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--Strongly disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. The husband to realise it is necessary for the wife to roll her hair up, thus he should just accept the situation.
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2. The wife to respect her husband's comfort & remove the rollers.
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3. The husband & wife to not make such a big issue of the situation.
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4. The wife to realise it's most important for her to look appealing to her husband at all times.
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5. The wife to suggest that her husband sleep on the sofa.
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6. The husband to shave twice a day, if his wife wants him to.
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7. If the husband does not want his wife to wear the rollers, he has a right to be angry with her.
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8. The husband to just tell his wife to stop coming to bed with her hair up in rollers.
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9. When it comes right down to changing behaviour in marriage, the wife should be prepared to change to suit her husband's wishes.
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10. The disagreement should be worked out by the husband & wife before going to bed.
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MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY: VISUAL 6
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--Strongly disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. The husband to understand that it takes a woman longer to get ready than it does a man.
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2. The wife is being inconsiderate of her husband.
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3. The wife to tell her husband to stop fussing.
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4. The husband to put his foot down, & tell his wife to hurry up.
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5. The husband to not agree to go out for the evening if he doesn't want to, regardless of his wife's wishes.
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6. The husband to give his wife more time to get ready when he plans to go anywhere.
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7. If the husband keeps nagging, the wife should take her time in getting ready.
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8. It should be up to the wife to see that this situation does not happen in marriage.
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9. The husband to realise that in most cases his wife's habit of being late cannot be corrected.
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10. The wife to know better than to put her husband in a bad mood by being late.
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MARITAL SITUATION INVENTORY: VISUAL 7
SA--Strongly agree; MA--Mildly agree; MD--Mildly disagree; SD--Strongly disagree
If this situation were to occur in my marriage, I would expect:
1. The husband to have the final word when it comes to money management in marriage.
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2. The husband & wife to plan the budget together.
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3. The husband to ask his wife to go along with him to help pick out the new suit.
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4. The husband & wife should decide jointly if he needs a new suit.
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5. The husband's decision about whether or not to buy the suit should be left up to him.
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6. If the husband gets the new suit, the wife should be allowed to get something also.
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7. The husband to tell his wife about the suit, & if she reacts favourably, he should go ahead & buy it.
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8. If the husband makes the money in the family, he should have the right to spend it as he sees fit.
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9. Only if the wife is working should she have an equal say in money matters, such as buying the new suit.
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10. If the husband wants to buy the suit on credit, & his wife doesn't think it's a good idea, the husband should go ahead & do what he wants to do.
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