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Reconnect After a Rough Patch Questions

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Gottman-informed questions for rebuilding trust and closeness after a rough patch.

deep comfortNo scorekeeping250 prompts~375 min
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This or That: talk it out right now, or take twenty minutes apart first, then talk?

How to play

Pick your comfort level

Real vulnerability, worth sitting with. Dial it up any time.

Take turns reading the prompt

One card, one question, out loud — Partner 1, then Partner 2.

Answer honestly, then pass it back

Sit with the answers before you move on. There's no rush, and no scoring.

A taste of what’s inside

This or That: talk it out right now, or take twenty minutes apart first, then talk?
Guess It: what's the repair attempt of mine that you think actually works best, every time?
Fill in the blank: "The words I need to hear before I can let a fight go are ___."
deep comfort

This one’s tagged deep.

Real vulnerability, worth sitting with. Set your comfort level to deep to see the questions, you can always turn it back down later.

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