There is no use arguing over which is right, but the fact is that there are two theories; one is to support the view that a pair of Komainu is a couple and the other is to oppose to it.
厳密に正しい・正しくないで争うことに意味はないが、夫婦肯定説・夫婦否定説の両説がそれぞれ主張されている。