65 Relationship Journal Prompts

Journaling Prompts for Relationships

While not a substitute for couples therapy, journaling prompts for relationships help you and your partner open up to each other about things you might not talk about on a regular basis. There are no rules when it comes to journaling – just read the prompt and take turns writing whatever comes to mind. After you and your partner have finished writing, share the journal with each other and take time to talk about anything that comes up.

Here are 65 journaling prompts to strengthen relationships and build intimacy:

1. What does a healthy relationship look like to you?
2. What does a toxic relationship look like to you?
3. Describe what romance means to you.
4. What are you most grateful for about your relationship?
5. How do you communicate love to your partner?
6. How do you want love communicated to you?
7. Is it easy or difficult for you to ask for help when needed? Why?
8. Do you believe in soulmates?
9. Do you believe in love at first sight?
10. In what ways could your relationship be better?
11. What are some ways you could make your partner feel more loved?
12. List 15 things you can do to make your relationship more fun (they can be realistic or far-fetched, anything goes!)
13. What are some ways to say “I love you” without using words?
14. Describe what commitment means to you.
15. Describe the moment when you first realized you were in love with your partner.
16. How has your childhood impacted your current and future relationships?
17. Do you feel like your sexual needs are being met in your relationship? Why or why not?
18. What is your dream for the future together in this relationship?
19. Do you trust your partner to keep a secret? What does trustworthiness look like to you?
20. How do you handle conflict? What can you do better to resolve relationship conflicts without causing harm to your partner?
21. If you could visit any city in the world with your partner, where would you go and why?
22. What are some things your partner can do to cheer you up when you’re feeling down?
23. Describe the last thing your partner did that made you smile.
24. List 15 things that make you laugh.
25. Do you have any secrets you’ve been keeping from your partner? Share them.
26. What do you look forward to all day long?
27. What are five things you and your partner can work on together over the next five years to grow your relationship?
28. List 10 things about your partner that make them special to you.
29. What are some things you would like to improve about yourself?
30. Who are your favorite people in your partner’s life, and why?
31. What are some things that make you sad?
32. Describe anything that has changed since you began dating your partner. What can you learn from these changes?
33. What are your fears?
34. What are five things you love about your partner’s body? What are five personality traits you love?
35. What kind of relationship do you desire? To have greater emotional intimacy? Physical intimacy?
36. Describe some of the biggest accomplishments or favorite moments you have had with your partner.
37. Describe how your partner makes you a better person.
38. When was the last time you spent quality time with your friends? Do you find it important to spend time away from your partner?
39. What are your partner’s greatest strengths and greatest weaknesses?
40. What is something you are looking forward to with your partner?
41. Is there anything your partner has done that you find hard to forgive? Describe it and explain what you can do to encourage forgiveness.
42. What four songs remind you of your partner and why?
43. If your partner had three wishes, what would they wish for?
44. What are five things you wish your partner knew about themselves?
45. What are deal breakers for you in a relationship?
46. If you could change one of your partner’s opinions, what would it be, and what would you change it to?
47. What are your core values? How do you deal with discrepancies between your core values and your partner’s core values?
48. What worries you most about your relationship?
49. Do you still feel butterflies in your relationship? In what situations?
50. Is there anything happening in your relationship that you want less of? What is it?
51. What are your partner’s favorite meals?
52. Describe how you’ve changed since the beginning of your relationship.
53. Is there anything you would change about your sex life?
54. If you could live in any home in the world, where would it be, and what would it look like?
55. Do your partners have any habits you wish you could change?
56. Describe your hopes for retirement.
57. If you had health problems and you were unable to care for yourself, what would you want your partner to do?
58. Do you want (more) children? Do you want (more) pets?
59. If you never started dating your partner, how would your life be different now?
60. What is your favorite activity or event to visit with your partner, and why?
61. Do you like your partner’s occupation? How do you support each other’s career goals?
62. What does cheating mean to you?
63. What is your favorite thing about the day you met your partner?
64. If you could buy your partner a gift without worrying about the cost, what would it be and why?
65. What is something that your partner does that makes you proud?

Best Journals for Your Relationship Journaling

There are many ways you can journal with your partner. You could answer the journal prompts in an email and send it to your partner, write it on a piece of paper, or even text your answers back and forth – but if you want to preserve your answers or refer back to them over time, having a dedicated journal to write them in is ideal.

Here are some journals we love for relationship journaling:

• Journal Notebook for Writing: This journal has 320 lined pages and is a leather hardcover book. It’s 5.7” x 8.3” and comes in seven color styles.
• Daofary A5 Journal Notebook 2-pack: With this two-pack of hardcover journals, you and your partner can keep your own journal and trade when it comes time to read and discuss the responses. It comes in 10 different color styles.
• Forvencer Lined Spiral Journal Notebook: With 300 numbered pages and convenient spiral binding, this hardcover notebook is ideal for laying flat while answering your relationship journal prompts. It comes in 10 different color styles.
• Brown A5 Lined Leather Journal Notebook: The suede hardcover journal feels soft in your hand and features a pocket design on the front cover (large enough to slide a phone into) and a snap enclosure. The book lies flat for easy writing and comes in eight color styles.

Continue Strengthening Your Relationship With Couples Therapy

Sometimes using relationship journal prompts to share your thoughts with your partner can reveal weaknesses in your relationship or bring feelings to the surface that need to be addressed. Marriage and couples counseling is a great way to work through these feelings and repair or strengthen your relationship. Using an online therapist directory can help you find a marriage or couples counselor to help you learn healthy communication and improve your relationship.