This coming year I am going to try a new experiment. I plan to do a year in review with my wife. We will reflect on the past year and discuss what we would like to do in 2021.
You may want to consider doing the same. I will share the prompts my wife and I plan to work through. You are welcome to use these questions, modify them, and/or customize them to fit the needs of your relationship.
A big thank you to Ryan Hawk who inspired me to take on this experiment and for sharing many of these prompts with me – I have modified a few to fit my own needs.
2020 Review:
- What were some of your favorite moments of 2020?
- When did you feel the most joy?
- What were some of your most challenging moments of 2020?
- When did you feel moments of challenge or sadness?
- What’s one thing we did well as a couple this year?
- What did your spouse do this year that made you feel loved?
- What’s one area that we could improve as a couple?
- What did [child name] excel in this year? Where do you think we can focus our efforts on helping [him/her] grow next year? (Repeat question for each of your children)
- What is something we put off this year and should not have? Why?
Look ahead to 2021:
- What experiences do you want to create for us as a couple this year?
- What is a big experience we can create for our family? What trip(s) do you want to take with the family?
- How many 1:1 dates would you like to have in 2021?
- What’s a big purchase you’d like to buy for yourself that might be a little crazy?
- How many walks would like you like to take together in 2021?
- It is December 30, 2021 and we are celebrating a huge year, what did we accomplish?
- What are topics we don’t discuss enough and should?
- What questions should I be asking that I’m not?
If you take this challenge to do a year in review as a couple, I would love to hear about it, you can contact me directly here.
