As the research is on couple relationships, do both of us have to take part?

For the Enduring Love? project, we want to collect information from both people in the relationship. This was an important dimension for the project, not because we want to cross-check what you’ve both said against each other and work out ‘who’s telling the truth’. That’s not the point of the study - and it’s not possible either! We want to get both perspectives to see how couples manage to sustain their relationship, and this requires hearing what you both have to say.

For the Enduring Love project, you’ll be interviewed together and apart. What you say in the couple interview will obviously be known to both of you, but what you say in the individual interview will be totally confidential. Nothing will be divulged to your partner in any way.

For the Paired evaluation project, your survey responses and interview will be completed by you alone. We will not link to or share this information with your partner even if you are paired as a couple in the app.