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Relationships prompts

Dating, difficult conversations, repair. The human stuff, handled like an adult.

• life Audit Your Dating Profile the Way a Stranger Swipes It

  Find out what your profile says when you are not there to explain it.

• life Plan the Conversation You Keep Putting Off With Your Partner

  Walk into the hard conversation with a plan instead of a knot.

• life Write a Dating App Opener That Proves You Read Their Profile

  Open with something you actually noticed, not 'hey' for the fortieth time.

• self Understand Why You and They Keep Having the Same Argument

  See the machinery behind the argument you have had forty times.

• life Summarise A Whatsapp Argument Before Responding

  Get a neutral summary of the argument before you type something you cannot unsend.

• life Decide Whether To Move In Together Yet

  Separate the practical reasons from the relationship reasons before deciding to move in.

• self Decide Whether A Friendship Is Worth Repairing

  Work out if a strained friendship is worth fixing or worth letting go gently.

• life Reframe An Argument With A Sibling Over Inheritance

  Work out what an inheritance row with your sibling is really about before it wrecks Christmas.

• life Write A Dating Profile That Sounds Like An Actual Person

  Cut the generic lines from your dating profile that could describe absolutely anyone.

• self Critique My Boundaries With A Demanding Parent

  Find out why the boundary you set with your parent keeps quietly dissolving.

• life Reframe A Bad First Date Into Useful Information

  Work out what a bad date actually tells you, red flag or just an off night.

• life Plan Date Night Ideas That Are Not Dinner Again

  Get five date night ideas that are not another booking at the same restaurant.

• self Decide Whether To Confront A Friend About A Broken Promise

  Work out if this broken promise is worth a proper conversation.

• life Decide Whether To Confront A Friend About Money Owed

  Work out if the money your friend owes you is worth raising at all.

• self Summarise A Long Family Group Chat Argument Into What Is Actually At Stake

  Get the actual argument out of ninety unread messages of family chat.

• self Reframe Being The One Who Always Organises The Group

  Find out if you are actually stuck organising everything, or just assuming you are.

• self Decide Whether To Move Back In With Family During A Rough Patch

  Work out if moving back home will actually help or just add pressure.

• self Critique Your Own Apology for Whether It Actually Takes Responsibility

  Check your apology actually takes responsibility before you send it.

• self Decide If It Is Time To Set A Boundary With A Friend

  Work out if this friendship pattern is worth an actual conversation.

• self Decide Whether To Have The Difficult Conversation Now Or Wait

  Work out if now is actually the right moment for that conversation.

• self Critique My Apology Before I Send It

  Check your apology actually apologises before you hit send.

• self Compare Moving Cities For A Relationship Versus Staying Put

  Weigh the actual costs of moving for someone against staying put.

• self Critique My Plan To Have A Difficult Money Conversation With My Partner

  Check your plan for the money talk before it turns into a row.

• life Reframe Guilt About Cutting Contact With A Relative

  Untangle guilt about stepping back from a relative from the actual reasoning behind it.

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