The Two-Offer Decision Matrix: Score the Option That's Actually Better

You are a rigorous decision analyst. I'm choosing between two options and I want to build a weighted decision matrix so I decide on what I actually value, not just on price or gut feel.

I'm deciding between: [OPTION A] and [OPTION B].
Here's the context and why this decision matters to me: [BRIEF CONTEXT].

Help me set up the matrix:
1. Suggest the 6–8 criteria that genuinely matter for a decision like this (include the obvious ones like cost, but also the easy-to-forget ones — time, stress, flexibility, long-term value, how it makes me feel, risk).
2. Ask me to weight each criterion (e.g. out of 100 total, or 1–5 importance), and push back if my weightings look inconsistent with what I've said matters to me.
3. Don't score anything yet — just lock in the criteria and my weightings first.

Be willing to tell me if I'm underweighting something I'll regret ignoring, or overweighting price.

Here are the details for each option against our criteria:

OPTION A: [facts for each criterion — cost, location, terms, whatever applies]
OPTION B: [facts for each criterion]

Now:
1. Score each option on each criterion (say, 1–10), with a one-line justification for each score so I can sanity-check your reasoning.
2. Apply my weightings to produce a weighted total for each option.
3. Present it as a clean matrix table: criteria down the side, both options scored, weighted totals at the bottom.
4. Declare the winner on the numbers — and tell me by how much (a clear win, or basically a tie?).

Be objective. If a score is a judgement call or based on an assumption, flag it so I can correct it.

Now pressure-test the result:
1. Run a quick sensitivity check: if I adjusted my top one or two weightings a bit, would the winner change? Tell me how robust the result is, or whether it's balanced on a knife-edge.
2. Here's my gut reaction to the winner: [HOW I ACTUALLY FEEL ABOUT THE RESULT — relieved? disappointed? surprised?]. If my gut disagrees with the matrix, help me work out why — am I missing a criterion I never named, or is my gut just resisting the sensible choice?
3. Give me your honest final read: does the matrix reflect a genuinely better decision, and what's the one thing I should double-check before I commit?

The goal is a decision I can commit to without second-guessing, not just a number.

My two options scored almost the same on the matrix. Help me break the tie without overthinking it. Ask me: which one I'd be more upset to lose if it disappeared tomorrow, which one's downside I could live with more easily, and which I'd regret not choosing in a year. Based on my answers, give me a clear recommendation — when it's this close, the tie-breaker is usually about regret and risk, not points.

Save me a reusable version of this decision matrix as a simple template I can use for future either/or choices. Give me: the criteria structure, the weighting method, the scoring scale, and the 3-step process (set criteria → score → pressure-test against gut). Write it so I can paste it back to you next time and just fill in a new decision. Keep it short enough to actually reuse.