Design a weekly relationship check-in for me and my partner. 20 minutes max. The goal is catching small things before they become big ones — not therapy-speak, not 'one good thing / one bad thing' templates.
WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER: {months_or_years}
LIVING TOGETHER?: {yes_no + how_long}
CURRENT LIFE STAGE: {early / cohabitating / engaged_or_planning / kids / mid-life / empty_nest}
WHAT WE'RE GOOD AT in the relationship: {1-2_things}
WHAT KEEPS COMING UP between us (the recurring tension): {one_real_thing}
OUR COMMUNICATION STYLES: {direct / avoidant / passive / fight-then-make-up}
WHEN AND WHERE WOULD WE DO THIS: {Sunday_evening_walk / Saturday_morning_coffee}
DESIGN:
1. **3-line ground rules** for the check-in — what we agree to do and not do.
2. **A 4-question format** that works every week and never gets boring. Mix logistical, emotional, appreciative, forward-looking.
3. **A 'stop-the-meeting' rule** — when one of us is too tired/hungry/upset, we cancel and reschedule rather than do a half-version.
4. **One slightly harder question to rotate in monthly** — something that requires more honesty.
5. **Closing ritual** — 30 seconds to land back on the same team (a specific small thing, not 'I love you').
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For: together 4 years, live together 2, no kids yet, both direct, recurring tension is uneven household chore distribution. Sunday evening, on a walk.
The Sunday Walk Check-In (~20 min)
Ground rules:
The four questions (in order — order matters):
1. (Logistical) What's on each of our plates this week, and where do we need each other? Who's busy, who's traveling, who needs more help. Surfaces collisions before Tuesday at 9pm.
2. (Appreciative) One specific thing my partner did this past week that I want to call out. Not 'you're amazing'. 'On Thursday you handled the dishes after the dinner party even though you were exhausted — I noticed.'
3. (Honest) One thing that's been on my mind that I haven't said out loud — small or big. This is the early-warning system. Catches the 5%-irritated things before they're 70%-irritated. Use 'when X happens, I feel Y, and what I'd want is Z'.
4. (Forward) What would make next week feel like a win for the relationship? One specific thing — a date night, a 4pm walk Wednesday, calling a friend together. Not a grand gesture.
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Walk + talk works better than across-the-table. The shoulder-to-shoulder posture lowers defensiveness; the walking pace stops anyone from spiraling. The prompt targets Claude Sonnet and lives in the Personal & Career category on mycopyprompt.
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Monthly rotating question (1st Sunday): 'Is there anything we said we'd do — together or as ourselves — that we're letting slide?'
Closing ritual: One sentence each, said while still holding hands: 'Glad we did this. Love you.' That's it. Then we're done.
Print this on an index card. Put it in your wallet.