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Significance Individuals commonly experience ups and downs in their romantic relationships. It is widely believed that when these changes occur in mixed-gender partnerships, women’s relationship perceptions carry more weight than men’s in predicting future relationship satisfaction. This study tested this idea using data from nine studies that assessed 901 mixed-gender couples daily for up to 21 d and from 3,405 mixed-gender couples assessed annually across 5 y. Analysis of more than 50,000 relationship satisfaction reports revealed that men’s and women’s relationship satisfaction were equally strong predictors of their own and their partner’s next-day and next-year satisfaction. These findings challenge the notion that women’s perceptions about their relationship are more consequential than men’s and highlight the interconnectedness of partners in romantic relationships.