Am I Ready for a Relationship? Questions to Ask Yourself
Before looking for the right person, it helps to know where you stand. These questions are for you on your own, to work out what you want, what you're carrying from the past and whether you're ready to share your life with someone.
Answer them in a journal or out loud. Be honest; nobody else has to see your answers.
Best for: singles, journaling and anyone thinking about what they want in love.
20 Relationship Readiness questions to try tonight
1.What does being 'ready' for a relationship mean to you right now?
Go deeper: Has that definition changed recently?
2.Are you genuinely happy being single, or do you feel pressured to partner up?
Go deeper: Where does the pressure come from?
3.What did your last relationship teach you about yourself?
Go deeper: What pattern do you want to break?
4.How do you typically handle conflict with people you love?
Go deeper: Avoid, attack, or address?
5.What are your top three non-negotiables in a partner?
Go deeper: Which is most important and why?
6.What are your top three deal-breakers?
Go deeper: Which one is the hardest line?
7.How do you express love, and how do you most like to receive it?
Go deeper: Words, time, touch, gifts, or service?
8.How emotionally available are you on a scale of 1-10, and why?
Go deeper: What lowers the number?
9.What unresolved baggage are you still carrying from past relationships?
Go deeper: What's helped you process it?
10.Do you know your attachment style, and how does it show up?
Go deeper: Anxious, avoidant, secure, or disorganized?
11.What does emotional intimacy look like for you?
Go deeper: What helps you open up?
12.How comfortable are you being truly vulnerable?
Go deeper: What's the scariest part?
13.How well do you know your own needs and how to ask for them?
Go deeper: Which need is hardest to voice?
14.How do you respond when someone sets a boundary with you?
Go deeper: Do you take it personally?
15.How clearly do you communicate your own boundaries?
Go deeper: Which boundary is hardest to hold?
16.How financially stable do you feel right now?
Go deeper: What's your biggest money stressor?
17.What are your views on combining finances with a partner?
Go deeper: Fully merged, partial, or separate?
18.Do you want children, and how certain are you?
Go deeper: What's behind that certainty?
19.How would you describe your ideal home life in five years?
Go deeper: Where are you living?
20.How important is physical intimacy to you?
Go deeper: What does it mean beyond sex?
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