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Purpose of this study is to determine the Marital Satisfaction and provide appropriate coping resources to the Dual career families working in the IT sector in Bangalore city. Psychometric scale called ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) was employed for this study, to collect the data of 300 dual career couples working in the IT sector, Bangalore. A Cross sectional design with the sample size of 600 married IT professionals was employed. Data was analyzed using SPSS.16 application. Various marital dissatisfaction dynamics were identified. Marital satisfaction includes Evaluating, Nurturing, Resolving Issues, Communication and Happiness. Majority of the families/participants have responded answering neither agree nor disagree, which depicted that families prefer not to reveal their dissatisfaction. Some have indicated positive (satisfied) or negative (not satisfied) responses expressing their satisfaction or dissatisfaction. A handbook is essential to equip counsellors with the skills to help dual career families to adjust in their family life. Counsellors can deal with families and successfully navigate them to cope well with work and marital life. Dual career families need appropriate coping resources to maximize their marital satisfaction.