How Well Do You Know Your Partner?
Do this exercise individually and then have fun finding out the things you did not know about your partner!
I can name my partner’s best friends. True False I can tell you what stresses my partner is currently facing. True False I know names of some of the people who have been irritating my partner lately. True False I can tell you some of my partner’s life dreams. True False I am very familiar with my partner’s religious beliefs and ideas. True False I can tell you about my partner’s basic philosophy of life. True False I can list the relatives my partner likes the least. True False I know my partner’s favorite music. True False I can list my partner’s three favorite movies. True False My partner is familiar with my current stresses. True False I know the three most special times in my partner’s life. True False I can tell you the most stressful thing that happened to my partner as a child. True False I can list my partner’s major aspirations and hopes in life. True False I know my partner’s current worries. True False My partner knows who my friends are. True False I know what my partner would want to do if he/she won the lottery. True False I can tell you in detail my first impression of my partner. True False Periodically I ask my partner about his/her world right now. True False I feel that my partner knows me pretty well. True False My partner is familiar with my hopes and aspirations. True False
(Reprinted with permission from The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, by John M. Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan Silver, copyright 2000 by John Gottman, Ph.D. and Nan Silver. Used by permission of Crown Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc.)
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