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The main purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between dyadic adjustment and coping strategies in couples over a two-year period. The sample initially consisted of 512 participants (256 couples) who completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. One hundred and eight couples (216 participants) agreed to complete the same questionnaires two years later. Correlational analyses reveal significant relationships between several coping strategies and marital adjustment. However, hierarchical regression analyses show that these coping strategies do not account for a significant portion of the variance of residual dyadic adjustment scores. The results highlight that it is dyadic adjustment scores at T1, rather than coping strategies, that predict the fluctuations observed in the use of various dyadic coping strategies at T2. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.