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The purpose of the present study was to examine the difference between male and female partners in marital adjustment and to investigate the relationship between marital adjustment and trust among married couples. Purposive sampling method was used. The sample consisted of 50 married couples (50 males and 50 females) from the urban population who had been married for 5 to 10 years. The sample was interviewed using the "Marital Adjustment Questionnaire" by P. Kumar and K. Rohatangi and the "Confidence Scale" by Remple and Holmes. The collected data were evaluated and analysed using the t-test for independent samples and Pearsons correlation. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between marital adjustment and trust. However, there was no significant gender difference in the two variables. Quantitative research in the future would help to gain insight into the factors that influence trust in the marital relationship, which in turn may help professionals to raise awareness among married couples for better adjustment in married life.