Marriage: Roles and Rules
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What are the roles and rules in your marriage? For married people only.
Our marriage most closely follows
| 23% (29) | Our religious view of marriage | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (7) | His parents marriage | |
| 11% (14) | Her parents marriage | |
| 60% (76) | It's our own model |
126 voters have answered this question.
The head of our household is
| 54% (70) | The husband | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% (38) | The wife | |
| 7% (10) | No head, complete equals | |
| 4% (6) | No head, but husband has final say | |
| 3% (5) | No head, but wife has final say |
129 voters have answered this question.
When we disagree
| 45% (59) | Husband decides | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% (43) | Wife decides | |
| 19% (25) | Whoever is most impacted decides | |
| 1% (2) | We flip a coin |
129 voters have answered this question.
Our fights usually end by
| 5% (7) | We don't talk to each other until we forget about it | |
|---|---|---|
| 18% (23) | Husband apologizes | |
| 16% (21) | Wife apologizes | |
| 18% (23) | Someone apologizes | |
| 40% (50) | We don't fight because we both know who is in charge |
124 voters have answered this question.
We have rules for
| 31% (40) | The husband | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% (44) | The wife | |
| 22% (28) | Both of us | |
| 11% (14) | No rules |
126 voters have answered this question.
Our rules cover
| 73% (92) | Spending | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% (79) | Language | |
| 64% (80) | Clothing | |
| 64% (81) | Sex | |
| 74% (93) | Chores | |
| 12% (16) | No rules | |
| 16% (20) | Other (Please tell us about your rules) |
125 voters have answered this question.
The punishment for violating a rule is
| 39% (47) | An apology | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% (48) | A scolding | |
| 8% (10) | Spouse withdraws affection | |
| 17% (21) | No sex | |
| 27% (33) | Grounding | |
| 72% (86) | A spanking | |
| 16% (20) | Other (Please tell us how you handle violations) |
119 voters have answered this question.
My marriage would be better if
| 35% (38) | My husband exercised more authority over me | |
|---|---|---|
| 5% (6) | My husband exercised less authority over me | |
| 11% (12) | I exercised more authority over my husband | |
| 3% (4) | I exercised less authority over my husband | |
| 18% (20) | My wife exercised more authority over me | |
| 6% (7) | My wife exercised less authority over me | |
| 5% (6) | I exercised more authority over my wife | |
| 1% (2) | I exercised less authority over my wife | |
| 12% (13) | No one had authority over the other |
108 voters have answered this question.
This poll was created on 2002-11-08 19:30:39
by epaster
