Enduring marriage in Hull and Driffield

I think I may have tripped across something of great moment, though I didn't get all of the details because the bottom was torn off the page of news. It was on a piece of newspaper I picked up with what we call one of each with scraps - a fish, a portion of chips and a shovelful of those crunchy bits of batter and fat they toss out of the fryer - at our local chip shop in North Driffield. I often find the wrapping more enticing than the chips. There's a test, apparently, for finding out early in a marriage whether it will last. Before going further, think about the advantages. You could save quite a lot of expense. Take the anniversary business. What is the point of spending time in the local card store selecting one of those anniversary cards which is so huge you need two hands to hold it? As for presents, I need not labour the point. You're expecting me to give chapter and verse on who came up with the test. I have a slight problem. I can remember they're psychologists somewhere who've discovered this. The chances are they're in the USA. I'd put my money on that. Now there's a country that invests in understanding people. There's a small chance they could be in the north of Canada or the outback of Australia, but I don't think so. It's too cold for couples to split up in the winter in north Canada and in the outback of Australia the people are too spread out away from the towns to get together in the first place. The UK is out. We don't rate psychologists. Wrong of us perhaps, but reality bites.
You're asking me about what the test is. I can remember you sit down at a table and the person, you know, the tester, scores the number of times each of you tells the other a joke or disagrees over a 15 minute period. This apparently enables these experts to reach a view about the quality of your relationship as a couple. Amazing. I'm stopping there. Just thought I might order a joke book off Amazon.