Not geographically — emotionally. Completing this section honestly matters more than completing it tidily. Allow yourself to write without editing.

We often talk about what we want from the situation. These questions go deeper — to what you need from yourself, from your partner, and from the relationship itself. Rank the following six areas in order of personal importance right now (1 = most important, 6 = least important).

When couples carry unequal burdens without naming them, resentment builds silently. This section is not about blame — it is about making visible what each person has given up, so it can be acknowledged rather than accumulated.

Below are four broad scenarios that couples navigating distance often consider. For each one, note what appeals to you, what concerns you, and rate its viability for you personally right now — not its fairness or logic, but its felt sense of possibility.

Large changes are slow. But small commitments, made and kept, are how trust is rebuilt and direction is set. Note one or two concrete things you are willing to do in the next four to six weeks — not promises about the distant future, but actions that are genuinely within reach.

This final section invites you to step outside the practical. Write briefly — not to your partner, but to the relationship itself, as though it were a third presence in the room. What do you want it to know?