Too often we expect others to know what we’re thinking and feeling without telling them. And too often the other person does a terrible job at reading our minds. That’s one reason why using journaling prompts for relationships can be a way to approach questions you aren’t sure how to ask.
While I’m using journaling prompts for relationships as a general term, I would like to point out that these questions have a slant towards romantic or committed relationships.
You can journal about your personal relationships alone, but it will be more powerful to journal together. These journaling prompts for relationships are a great way to deepen your understanding and explore your feelings.
I have 49 different journaling prompts for you to choose from.
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Prompts about Communication
Open communication is a key to building healthy and strong relationships. Take time to reflect on past conversations and conflicts resolved. These prompts can be powerful tools for deepening your connection and improving communication with your partner(s). It might be a friendship or a familial bond, but communication is still the key.
How does your partner make you feel loved?
What else can your partner do to make you feel loved?
When you’re sad, how do you want to be comforted?
How can communication between you two be improved?
Do you avoid the *difficult* conversations? Why?
What is your personal communication style?
What is your Love Language?
What is their Love Language?
How can you communicate in each other’s Love Languages?
What do arguments look like? What would you change?
What actions or words make you feel most loved?
What does good communication look like for you?
Prompts about Memories
Remember happy memories and figure out how to make even more. Making memories together creates a connection and shared history with your partner. It can help to build a strong foundation for your relationships.
What’s something important you learned from a previous relationship?
How can you make your relationship more fun?
What would you like to work on as a couple?
What do you enjoy doing together?
How can you spend more quality time together?
Do you think alone time is important for couples? Why?
How have you changed during the length of your relationship?
How has your partner changed during the length of your relationship?
Is there any piece of relationship advice that has always stuck you?
Prompts for Growth
Journaling is a powerful tool for personal growth, use it together. Journaling can help couples work together towards growth and improvement. These prompts will help you become more intentional about growing together as a couple.
What is something that can be improved upon?
What are you most grateful for in your relationship?
What is one small thing you can do today to make your relationship better?
What is one small thing your partner can do today to make your relationship better?
If you could change one thing about your relationship, what would it be?
In what ways does this relationship make you a better person?
Do you have healthy boundaries? Are they respected?
Do you respect their healthy boundaries?
Prompts about the Future
Write about where you see this relationship going. Discussing the future is important to make sure you share values and expectations. It can help couples better establish shared goals and build trust. It can also help prepare for possible challenges in the future.
What are some things you’d like to do together in the future?
Where do you see yourselves in one year? Five years?
Do you feel like your partner in this relationship is reliable?
What is your vision for the future of this relationship?
How do you see yourself and your partner(s) growing together?
How long do you hope this relationship will last?
What are your relationship goals?
Can you and your partner grow together? How?
What do you consider deal breakers in your relationships?
General Prompts for Relationships
Write to gain a deeper understanding of yourself and your partner. Do some honest self-reflection on all of the aspects of your relationships. These general journaling prompts for relationships can help you better understand your own needs, as well as your partners. They may even spark a conversation you might not have otherwise had.
What does a healthy relationship look like to you?
What does a happy relationship look like to you?
What does your ideal relationship look like?
In what ways are the two of you alike?
In what ways are the two of you different?
What do you want more of in this relationship?
What do you want less of in this relationship?
What are your biggest fears in this relationship?
What is something you wish your partner in this relationship knew?
Where does this relationship line up in your priorities?
Is this love? What does love mean to you?
Sometimes we don’t think, or don’t know, how to share our innermost thoughts and feelings. But vulnerability is important to relationships – romantic or otherwise.
If you haven’t started journaling at all yet, you should. Journaling can be a powerful tool for so many things. Journaling while in a relationship can help it grow even deeper.
Of course all relationships are complex and require effort to maintain. So, why not give these prompts a try, and see how they can help you cultivate healthier and happier relationships?
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