Marital Intelligence Scale Test

Understand your strengths in choosing and building lasting, family-minded relationships in about 5 minutes. Get clear, practical insights to guide counseling goals or personal growth.

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Questions: 245 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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82/120

Marital Intelligence (MI)

Assesses cognitive and socio-emotional skills used to interpret partner cues and build adaptive strategies for selecting and forming a long-term marital bond.

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Moderate

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24 – 72: Lower | 73 – 96: Moderate | 97 – 120: Higher

A score of 82 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting generally adequate partner-selection and relationship-building skills with some areas that may be less consistently developed.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Dating and relationship seekers

41%OF USERS

People who keep hitting the same problems in dating and want to understand their strengths, blind spots, and readiness for a stable long-term partnership.

Engaged or newlyweds

34%OF USERS

Couples or individuals planning marriage and family who want a quick check of compatibility, expectations, and shared responsibility for the future.

Therapy and counseling clients

25%OF USERS

People working with a psychologist or coach on relationship patterns who use the results as a starting point for discussion and personal growth.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Marital Intelligence Scale (MIS)

Average

Normal range

52.2 — 75.9

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120

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

- Agree
- Somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Somewhat disagree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Somewhat agree
- Not sure
- Somewhat disagree
- Disagree
- Agree
- Somewhat agree
- Unsure
- Somewhat disagree
- Disagree

These are 3 of the 24 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Marital Intelligence Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

readiness for marriage

relationships

family beliefs

This self-report measure is designed to assess perceived capacities related to selecting and maintaining long-term romantic partnerships. The Marital Intelligence Scale focuses on beliefs and skills associated with relationship formation and commitment.

The instrument consists of 24 items and typically requires about 5 minutes to complete. Responses are commonly used to support clinical formulation or research by summarizing relative strengths and areas of difficulty in relationship decision-making and maintenance.

In practice, the Marital Intelligence Scale may help inform discussions about partner selection, compatibility, responsibility, and other psychosocial factors relevant to sustained partnership and family-oriented goals. Results should be interpreted in context with clinical interview data and other assessment information.

Author: John M. Gottman

Literature: Bradbury, T. N., & Karney, B. R. Intimate relationships. W. W. Norton & Company. 2019.; Geher, G., Kaufman, S. B., Garcia, J. R., Kaufman, J. C., & Dawson, B. B. The validity and structure of mating intelligence. Evolution: Mind and Behaviour. 2016.