1. I can lose the sense of who I am in the relationship.
2. I have a tendency to neglect myself in the relationship.
3. I make compromises that I later feel resentful about.
4. It counts only when my partner does something for me because they want to, not when I had to ask for it.
5. When I ask for something from my partner and I get it, I can still feel unsatisfied.
6. I feel misunderstood by my partner.
7. When my partner falls through on a promise, I can take it very personally.
8. I find it upsetting when my partner perceives something I do as unloving even though I mean really well.
9. I worry about whether my partner and I are fundamentally too different.
10. I struggle for a long time before I will ask for help.
11. When I imagine my parents, it's difficult to picture either of them looking back at me in an adoring and proud way.
12. It really gets under my skin when something feels unfair in the relationship.
13. It's easy to balance separateness and togetherness in the relationship.
14. My partner can change and grow as needed, and it's not a threat.
15. It's easy for me to make commitments to my partner and honor those commitments.
16. I need my partner as much as they need me.
17. If something is not working out with my partner, I can be patient and wait for the right solution to present itself.
18. We can have conflict even though neither of us is at fault.
19. I tell my partner everything. If there's something I haven't mentioned, it's because I'm absolutely certain it wouldn't bother them.
20. When my partner and I disagree, I commit to finding a win-win solution.
21. When I put my needs on hold so I can fully hear my partner, I'm confident those needs will eventually be addressed.
22. I can just ask my partner for what I want, and it usually works out one way or another.
23. When my partner and I fight, I take the lead to help us both feel okay again.
24. When past relationships have ended, it was a mutual and well-considered decision.
25. It's harder for me to be patient when...
People aren't understanding me.
I feel stuck doing something I don't enjoy.
26. When beginning a new relationship that could be significant, it's a deal breaker if the person...
27. Conflict is...
An opportunity to get something off my chest.
28. When I get upset at my partner, I...
Have to express myself to them.
Prefer to figure it out on my own.
29. In the relationship, I'm at my worst when I feel...
Pressured or intruded upon.
30. In the relationship, I want to feel...
As connected to my partner as possible.
31. When I'm overwhelmed, I feel better when I...
Find distraction in something else (exercise, substances, work, etc.).
32. There are certain things I don't tell my partner, because...
They could get upset and reject me.
It's my business – they don't need to know.
33. My partner is more likely to complain that I...
Criticize and find fault with them.
Am not as engaged as they want me to be.
34. When we spend time apart, I...
Feel relieved to have time to myself.
35. When I feel hurt by my partner, I recover...
When I get what I need from them.
Pretty quickly on my own.
36. It would upset me more if my partner told their friends...
Something embarrassing about me.