Our story
Who plans date night. Whose family gets the holidays. Whether “saving money” means skipping takeout. Most of these never get said out loud, until one of them turns into a fight. We make tools that help couples say them early, kindly, and together.
Where it started
Patrick Frank kept noticing the same thing: relationships run on hundreds of small agreements, and they come apart when the expectations behind them go unspoken until they become resentments.
So he tried something unusual. Inside his own relationship, he drafted a full agreement: every expectation written down and talked through, topic by topic.
It worked, just not the way he expected. Putting it all on paper showed the two of them that they weren’t the right match. And because they got there through a guided conversation instead of a slow-burning fight, they parted on good terms.
That agreement became The Couples Contract: the same guided conversation, made for any couple who would rather talk now than fight later.
Our mission
Early, kindly, and with a little fun. Not after the fight, and not in a stiff workbook: on the couch, with good questions and a clear outcome you both agreed to. Everything we make, from the Contract to WhoIs? to our free quizzes, is built for two people doing it together.
The short version
January 2020
The contract goes on sale, a few dollars a section.
December 2020
The Couples Company becomes an LLC.
May 2021
A game for couples: 167 question cards and 12 answer cards in a magnetic box.
September 2021
The contract grows to 21 sections, from dates and dishes to money, children and the what-ifs.
2026
Made for how couples live now: answer together on one phone or apart on two, then reveal, agree and sign.
What we believe
No fake reviews, no invented numbers, no fine print. The Contract isn’t legally binding, and we say so up front.
Your answers are a diary, not data. Our quizzes run in your browser and send nothing. Contract answers are encrypted, never sold, and yours to delete.
Hard topics, light touch. The best conversations happen on the couch, laughing, not across a desk.
We make conversation tools, not treatment. If you’re going through something heavy, a licensed couples therapist is the right call, and we’ll always say so.
What we make
Alex & Sam
Your contract
$20
per couple
Digital · 21 sections · together or apart
$29.99
plus shipping
167 question cards · 12 answer cards · 2 to 12+ players
4.4 from 89 ratings on AmazonQuiz · 10 questions each · one phone
Two minutes to see where you line up on dates, money, chores, family and the future. Private: nothing leaves your browser.
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