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Free Should I Get a Divorce Quiz (Discernment)

Not a quiz that tells you whether to stay or leave. A clarity assessment that helps you understand where you are, what's driving it, and what deserves attention first.

2 min7 questionsBased on Discernment-informed + Gottman Four HorsemenFree & private

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Where You Stand Right Now

Not a quiz that tells you whether to stay or leave. A clarity assessment that helps you understand where you are, what's driving it, and what deserves attention first.

Your severity level — mild, moderate, or significant
What’s driving YOUR divorce consideration specifically
A personalized next step from Dr. Wellls

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This is not a clinical assessment. For medical concerns, consult a healthcare provider.

About This Assessment

Informed by Discernment Counseling (Dr. William Doherty, U of Minnesota), the Gottman Institute's divorce prediction research, and Sakraida's midlife divorce transition study (N=154)

This should i get a divorce quiz uses 7 evidence-based questions informed by the Discernment-informed + Gottman Four Horsemen to evaluate the severity and impact of divorce consideration on your daily life. Your score is calculated from multiple dimensions including symptom frequency, intensity, and functional impact.

This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis and not a decision. No quiz can tell you whether to end your marriage. This assessment helps clarify where you are and what to address first. Consult a licensed therapist for clinical guidance.

Understanding Your Score

Where You Are: Exploring, Not Decided(Score 1-3)

The thought is there, but you have not crossed into conviction. That is a useful place to be. You have room to investigate what is driving this before making decisions that reshape everything. If hor

Where You Are: Serious Ambivalence(Score 4-6)

You are in the hardest place. Not decided enough to leave. Not content enough to stay. The loop runs every night. Brown and Lin's analysis of the Health and Retirement Study found that midlife marita

Where You Are: Approaching a Decision Point(Score 7-10)

What you are experiencing is not ambivalence anymore. It is approaching resolution. I will not tell you what to do. No quiz should. But the research is specific about this stage. If contempt has repl

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this should i get a divorce quiz measure?

This should i get a divorce quiz uses 7 evidence-based questions informed by the Discernment-informed + Gottman Four Horsemen to assess the severity and impact of divorce consideration on your daily life. It evaluates multiple dimensions including symptom frequency, intensity, and how they affect your wellbeing.

How accurate is this should i get a divorce quiz?

This screening tool is informed by the Discernment-informed + Gottman Four Horsemen, a clinically validated instrument (Doherty, W. Discernment Counseling (University of Minnesota). Gottman, J. (1999). The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work. Sakraida, T. J. (2005). Stress and coping of midlife women in divorce transition (N=154). Sander, S. et al. (2020). When Love Hurts (N=1,856). Orth-Gomer et al. Stockholm Female Coronary Risk Study (2000).). While it provides a reliable indication of severity, it is not a diagnostic tool. For clinical diagnosis, consult a qualified healthcare provider.

Is this a medical diagnosis?

No. This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. It provides an indication of divorce consideration severity that you can discuss with your healthcare provider. For clinical diagnosis, consult a qualified medical professional. You can bring your results to your next doctor visit as a conversation starter.

How long does this should i get a divorce quiz take?

This assessment takes approximately 2 minutes to complete. It contains 7 evidence-based questions. Your results are immediate, private, and include personalized recommendations.

What should I do with my results?

Your results include a severity score and personalized recommendations. We suggest: (1) reviewing your score and what it means, (2) reading our in-depth article about divorce consideration at wellls.com/problems/divorce-consideration, (3) discussing your results with a healthcare provider, and (4) exploring our evidence-based lifestyle medicine recommendations for managing divorce consideration.

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