How much time will I need to spend on the project?

Taking part in the Enduring Love? project involved participants to actively think about the project for about one month and during this time the researcher visited couples several times. This may seem quite a long period of time but you will need time to complete the different methods and you will also find that having a bit of time to reflect on what you said in between interviews is helpful. It will enable you think through some of the things that you’ve talked about. You may have recalled an event which is particularly relevant that previously slipped your mind, or you may want to add more detail to something that you’ve talked about, or may want to clarify a point or perhaps even change your mind about something. The amount of time which the researcher will spend with each couple may vary slightly, but generally speaking we expect that we will visit most couples between 3-5 times. All visits will be arranged at your convenience and we will do our utmost to be as flexible in making appointments on days and at times that work for you.

After this research period we will keep in touch with you, to let you know how things are progressing. There may be a considerable gap between the intensive research period and the end of the project so if you want to keep up to date with how it’s all going you can visit the website. The research blog will detail what we’ve been up to and all the research highlights.

For the Paired evaluation study, the time that you'll spend on the project is much smaller. The survey will take 10-15 minutes to complete. Follow-up online/telephone interviews will be 30-45 minutes in duration. No preparatory work is required outside of these two points in time.