8 repair questions

For personal / provocative

  1. 1

    After we argue, what helps you come back to me fastest?

  2. 2

    What does a real apology from me sound like?

  3. 3

    What is a small thing that would tell you I have actually heard you, not just said sorry?

  4. 4

    Which of these helps you most after a hard conversation?

    • Being left alone for a bit
    • A hug with no words
    • Talking it fully through
    • Doing something normal together
    • Hearing that you are sorry again
  5. 5

    What do you need to hear from me after a fight that you have never quite got?

  6. 6

    Is there a hurt between us that we papered over rather than repaired?

  7. 7

    What do you do to make peace that costs you more than I realise?

  8. 8

    When you replay our worst argument, what do you wish you had done differently, and what do you wish I had?

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