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What we would do for this template
➡️ Duplicate this template into our personal workspace
➡️ Go through the material
➡️ In our safe space (quiet and cosy living room), take turns answering the questions
➡️ Record what we discussed, using this as a tracker
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Experiencing conflict is perfectly normal in a relationship. Conflict often carries a bad reputation, that it will negatively affect the relationship and should be avoided at all cost.
In fact, conflict is an essential and integral part of the relationship. How we manage conflict will affect the relationship more than the conflict itself.
In this journey, we want to help you understand how you dealt with conflicts in the past, how it affects the present and how you envision conflict navigation to be in the future. We want you to be completely honest and express your thoughts and feelings directly.
Every relationship is different. How others best handle conflict might not be the same for you and your partner. We have curated some strategies on handling conflict but talking about it with your partner is the best way to discover this for yourselves.
Now, it is time for you and your partner to share more between yourselves. In the 3 sections below, you can explore deeper into the past, better understand the present and prepare yourselves for the future using the questions below to get started. Feel free to add further questions that are important to you and your partner.
Memories represent the past. Just as memories are impressions of what we’ve experienced, our past is a collection of stories, emotions, and lessons that shape who we are today.