Our primary research has illuminated five unique couple types.

Interested in what they are and how we discovered them?
Read on to learn more about this foundational aspect of Prepare/Enrich research.
Articles
Comparing Empirical Typologies of Premarital Couples from Four Chinese Countries and American Premarital Couples, Li, Olson, & Solheim, 2015.
Hispanic and Caucasian Married Couples, Olson & Garret, 2006.
Five Types of African American Marriages, Allen & Olson, 2001.
Five Types of Marital Couples, Olson & Fowers, 1993.
Four Types of Premarital Couples, Olson & Fowers, 1992.