This webinar provides an overview of recent research on equally yoked dyads. It defines an equally yoked dyad as a couple whose civil identities, such as ethnicity, politics, religion, race, age, sexual orientation and marital status, are equal or very similar. The webinar will present notable studies on equally versus unequally yoked couples and include a case study discussion. Attendees will have a question and answer session and receive a summary of key takeaways.

1. The Equally-Yoked Dyad
“...a couple whose ‘civil identity’ is about equal/or very similar...”
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3. Outline Preview
• Welcome
• Introductions
• Purpose -
Generally: to Update the Public-Social Scientists and Academia
on the Latest Research Findings Concerning Equally-yoked Dyads
• Key Words: Unequally Yoked, Equally-yoked, Civil
Identity, Social Mores, Biopsychosociocultural Wellbeing..
• Update: A Few Notable Clinical SocPsy Research Studies
• Key Note: A Noteworthy Dyadic Psychology Case Study
• Breakout Sessions: Rigorous Thematic Discussion Tables
• Q/A Time (Attendee questions are selected from cards)
• Take Away Messages: …are Robustly Summarized
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4. An Equally Yoked Dyad
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- Civil Identity
- Ethnicity:
- Politics:
- Religion:
- Race:
- Color:
- Age:
- Sex:
- Sexual (pleasure
preference)
Orientation:
- Marital status:
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“...about equal to/or very similar...”
“A Couple who share
the same or a very
similar ‘Civil
Identity’…
..by free choice..
..recognizes,
identifies with,
relates to, believes in,
bonds together in..
..dating, courtship,
marriage, and
family..
.. who are living in a
multi-cultural
society are
considered
‘Equally yoked’.”
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‘His’ beliefs ‘Her’ beliefs

5. “Equally Yoked”
• Equally yoked, (is pronounced, Eek quel ee
yoak‘d) and is when a couple-recognize, identified with,
relates to, believes in, bonds with, and marries one another
purposefully of the same (or at least nearly the same) ‘Civil
identity’* …thus in a multi-cultural society are considered,
‘equally yoked’1.
 * ‘Civil identity’ is a Social Psychology term -
describing a collective of features concerning an
individual’s present ethnicity, political party membership,
race and color, religious membership, disability/handicap,
age group/ generation, sexual orientation and marital
status.2
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Also, ‘equallyoked’
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6. “Dyads”
• Math – dyads are binary relations.
• Chemistry – dyads are bivalent elements.
• Biology – is a double chromosome from meiosis.
• Dyadic Psychology – the dyadic relationship that is
normally studied is between a man and woman:
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“Normative” psychology “Comparative” psychology
“..the study of average successful
Equally-Yoked Dyads in
multiculturalism.”
“..the study of the differences
between Equally-Yoked Dyads
versus those Unequally-yoked.”

7. A Few Terms--
• In Dyadic Psychology: Dyadic-refers to ‘a Pair’
• Equally yoked couples who share the same ‘civil
identity’ are said to ‘couple’or ‘couple-up’ (verbs)
are normally a male and female bonding for the
purpose of making and rearing children.
– However, to pair or pair-off (verbs), means at best-- to
become engaged and marry just to have sex.
• Clinically, if twosomes have been verified as ‘equally
yoked’ mates, then they're sometimes called a mated
equally yoked pair or, in clinical research science,
just an ‘equally yoked’dyad.(41)
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8. Don’t Know About
• “Dyadic psychologists are SocPsy specialists who
know a lot about the unique, rare, and valued social
phenomena - ‘equally yoked’ verses ‘unequally
yoked’ couples - in relationships, (41) ..but,…
• “…approximately 51% of psychologists working in
clinical or counseling, either private practice or
therapy settings...hasn’t at all… neither has…
• …about 69% of psychologists working in academic
settings of Liberal Arts Universities and Colleges.
• …almost 23% of psychologists working in other jobs
or career settings, such as; consultants, industrial
positions, and secondary schools.” (42)
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9. Personality
Civil identity#1 Civil identity#2
De facto De facto

10. Psychosocial Health Care
• Rx
– It is recommended to individuals and couples to pursue and
attain psychosocial health and wellness – which means – to
stop devolving into unhealthy relationships and instead start
evolving (i.e., growing and developing) into the best and
healthiest of primary relationships.
• Proscriptive
– to cease and desist from any couple being unequally yoked.
• Prescriptive
– to secure appropriate and professional counseling for assistance
in forming and maintaining a healthy primary equally yoked
coupleship for the best long term happiness, and bio-
psychosocial wellbeing, and even an extended span of life.
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11. A Full Toolbox
• “The best counseling or psychotherapy approach
focuses on changing difficult relationship acts or
ongoing actions, or negative addictive acting out,…
• …into bright new behaviors, better feelings, and
more improved positive thoughts by discovering…
• …unconscious meanings and motivations related to
‘unequally yoked’ vs ‘equally yoked’ relationships...
• ….makes for a full toolbox.” (43)
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12. “…by God’s …grace…”
• “…the finding/meeting and enjoining of
couples who comprise an ‘equally yoked’
coupleship is completed only by the power of
God’s love, the principle of reciprocity, and
grace…”
Dr …………. DrDiv
Philippines
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13. References
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• Handout Sheet
• A list of all the footnoted references in
the scholarly works that are quoted in
this presentation can be found in the
handout.
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14. Mate selection, Premarital Pairing, Romantic, Pairing off,
Dyadic relationships, Social mores, Coupling up, Social
science, Biostatistics, Dating and Pre-engagement, Sociology
101, Dyads, Civil Identity, Engagement and Courtship,
Dyadic Psychology, Courtship, Intimacy and Mating,
Equallyoked Couples, Unequally yoked, Equally-yoked,
Unequallyoked, Equally Yoked, Unequally-yoked,
Equallyoked, Holy Matrimony, Lovers, Mating,
Coupleships, Equallyokedtarians, Twosomes, Spouses,
true equality, Marriage, Family, and Child Psychology,
Biopsychosociocultural Medicine, egalitarianistic, Clinical
Social Psychology, Social Psychiatry, Psychotherapy,
Psychosocial Health, Marriage and Family Therapy,
Couples/ Relationship Counseling, Sociocultural
Anthropology, Equallyokedtarianism, Human Ecology…