Games to Reconnect
15 prompts for a stretch where you have been living alongside each other.
15 questions · Free
What was the best part of your week?
One phone between the two of you — the card says whose turn it is.
About Games to Reconnect
Every long relationship has stretches where you are living alongside each other rather than together — busy, tired, functional. These 15 prompts are for exactly that, and they deliberately start with the easy ones because reconnecting does not begin with a difficult conversation.
Sample questions to get you started
- 1What was the best part of your week?
- 2What did I miss while I was busy?
- 3What is something good that happened that you did not tell me about?
- 4What are you looking forward to?
- 5What made you laugh recently?
- 6What has been hard lately that you have not mentioned?
- 7When did you last feel close to me?
- 8What do you miss about how we used to be?
- 9What is one small thing we used to do that we stopped?
- 10Do that thing this week.
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- 11What do you need from me at the moment?
- 12What have you been carrying on your own?
- 13What do you think has come between us?
- 14What would make the biggest difference right now?
- 15What is one thing each of us will do differently this month?
Tap the game above to play through all prompts.
How to play Games to Reconnect
- Work through in order. The first five are deliberately easy.
- Do two or three a week rather than all of them at once.
- Both answer everything.
- Only reach the last three once the first ten have gone well.
Why couples love this game
Distance in a relationship is usually accumulated absence rather than a specific problem, and it responds to small deliberate attention long before it needs a serious conversation. Starting with the difficult question is the most common mistake people make here.
Tips to make it more fun
- Start easy. Opening with the hardest question is the classic error.
- Two or three a week across a fortnight.
- Attention matters more than intensity here.
- If the last three go badly, that is worth taking seriously.
Frequently asked questions
How do couples reconnect after feeling distant?
With small deliberate attention rather than a big conversation. Distance is usually accumulated absence, and it responds to being noticed long before it needs anything more serious.
Why do the questions start so easy?
Because opening with the hardest one is the most common mistake. The first five are there to re-establish the habit of answering properly.
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