Boxy/peanut-shaped bulge galaxies constitute at least 20-30% of all spirals. Distribution functions and numerical simulations studies have shown that the slow decay of the orbit of a companion into a larger spiral can lead to the formation of a boxy/peanut bulge. However, the bar-buckling instability now appears a more likely process. Thin bars either do not form or, as shown by N-body simulations, buckle and settle with an increased thickness, appearing boxy or peanut-shaped when seen edge-on. This project aims to determine the dynamical state of a sample of 30 edge-on spirals, 3/4 of which have boxy/peanut-shaped bulges, half having close-by companions.