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If you are experiencing problems in your relationship or marriage, here is a short questionnaire you can complete which will help focus on the major areas of the relationship that must be healthy to ensure happiness for you both.

Checking these areas will help reveal to you if you need relationship help.

THE HART RELATIONSHIP QUALITY QUESTIONNAIRE:

CARING
What degree of affection do you show to your partner?

How much affection does your partner give you?

How much do you give to and nurture one another:

With you giving?

With you receiving?

COMMUNICATION
How easily do you both:

Discuss and plan practical arrangements?

Share regularly how you are feeling?

Feel comfortable in bringing up issues in the relationship, and resolve them?

Talk about your dreams and future?

Let you partner know how deeply you appreciate him/her?

What do you think your partner does/says or doesn’t do which stops you naturally relating well?

Can you remark on what it is that you do or say or don’t do which stops open communication?

Are you aware of times you may jump to conclusions or interpretations regarding things your partner says?

FUN AND ROMANCE
How often do you do fun and playful things together?

What does each one of you do to keep romance alive?

SEX
How much passion is there in your relationship?

How happy are you with your sex life?

INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
To what degree do you enjoy your own time alone and individuality?

To what degree do you accept your partner’s need to do things apart from you?

To what degree can you be in control of your own needs and wants?

EQUALITY AND RESPECT
Do you, as a couple practically share responsibilities?

Are you fairly equal on the “liked” and “not liked” roles and responsibilities?

POLARISATION
Are there any traits your partner has that annoys you?

DIFFERENTIATION
Are there issues in your relationship where you simply give in without really wanting to, or your partner is too controlling in?

Are there areas in which you may control your partner?

If you have found that several of these questions have raised problems for you, then counselling will most certainly help to examine these and get your relationship or marriage back on track.

For marriage and relationship counselling specialists in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, call the Hart Centre. We are a committed team of Psychologists specializing in relationship and marriage counselling with 15 locations in Sydney, 12 locations in Melbourne and 2 in Adelaide.

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