According to new research, the future of your relationship could be determined by the answers to a few simple questions.

Couples have been urged by lawyers to take a compatibility test before they set up home together, to try to curb divorce rates.

A partner at the law firm said: "No employer would offer someone a job without considering their suitability for that position and neither should a couple embark on a lifelong commitment without doing their research".

So, have a look at the questions the lawyers suggest and find out how well you and your partner are matched...