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September 1999 Dialogue Questions

Make a commitment to write to one another every day. Ten minutes is usually enough writing time. Then schedule 10 minutes alone together to share and discuss what you wrote.

HDIFA = How do I feel about...
HDMAMMF = How does my answer make me feel?
HDIFAT = How do I feel about that?
WAMFA = What are my feelings about...

 

Do we share meal times together? HDMAMMF?
What kind of adjustments have I made since we married? HDMAMMF?
What are my needs? What are my wants? HDMAMMF?

Is it important for us to have a romantic bedroom? HDMAMMF?
Did I view marriage as an escape from something? HDMAMMF?
HDIF when one of us tries to manipulate the other?

HDIF our relationship with one another's parents?
HDIF our differences?
Do I see us as being connected to our family, to life? HDMAMMF?

When we have choices to make, do I take a minute to walk in your shoes? HDMAMMF?
HDIFA the unfinished business in our pasts?
Would I be willing to get professional help if our marriage was in trouble? HDMAMMF?

HDIF when I find a love note from you?
HDIF when we enjoy one another's sense of humor?
WAMF when we discuss finances?

HDIFA the level of respect between us?
Am I comfortable talking about intimacy with you? HDMAMMF?
How is our relationship affected when one of us is ill? HDMAMMF?

What are my views about mid-life marriage? HDMAMMF?
HDIFA being a newlywed? or HDIF remembering our first couple years of marriage?
Do we have a happy marriage? HDMAMMF?

If we are in an interfaith marriage, do we celebrate aspects of both faiths in our relationship? If we are not in an interfaith marriage, how close are we in celebrating our one faith? HDMAMMF?
HDIFA the way our marriage reflected God's love in our world today?
HDIFA my habits hurting our relationship?

HDIFA mid-life changes in a marriage?
HDIFA discussing our sexual relationship?
When was the last time we went to a marriage enrichment experience? HDMAMMF?

HDIFA using the feedback technique in our communication with one another?
How would I rate the emotional support we give one another? HDMAMMF?
HDIFA planning for our future?

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