This Kedger’s app solves your couple problems!

• What are you doing/what is your situation today? What gave you the idea and desire to do what are you doing today?

I’d been “titillated” by the idea of starting a business for a while, so I resigned from my comfortable position to start MatriMiles, a mobile app that keeps track of points in a couple. A big difference from my previous situation! The idea came to me when I was in South America. In Colombia and Argentina, there is a popular expression, "MatriPuntos" or "MatriMillas", which refers to the "points" earned by each of the couple (MatriMiles = Matrimonio = Marriage, and by extension, couple) which can then be “spent”. The typical example is to have enough "MatriMillas" to be able to go out with friends because the previous weekend was spent with the in-laws without complaining too much.

When I thought about it, I realised that most couples already keep track of points in their own way. It's often very informal, but it affects both daily life (I do the cooking, you do the dishes) and performance (I take care of the children all week, you take care of them on weekends). When couples don't talk to each other, it often generates frustration, even resentment. And when they do talk about it, they may not be even on the same page! Keeping track of points makes it possible to put your feelings on the table without any drama, and to approach complex subjects in a light-hearted way, all the while knowing that an action would be "worth" 10 points one day, but may be worth three times as much the next day depending upon the person’s state of fatigue or amount of desire. There is no absolute value, it all depends on the effort that everyone puts into it! On the scientific side, issues such as unconscious prejudices, cognitive biases, and mental workload are taken into account.