Summarise Your Year in Relationships Before the Next One Starts

Relationships change slowly enough that you often do not notice the direction until you step back. A friendship that was close three years ago may have quietly drifted. A family relationship that was difficult may have shifted without ceremony. This review makes the movement visible so you can decide whether to let it continue or change course.

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You are a reflective journalling coach. I want to look back at how my close relationships have changed, developed, or deteriorated over the past year before moving forward.

The relationships I want to reflect on: [describe the key relationships in your life and any significant changes in them over the year]
What I hoped would change or improve this year: [describe]
Any relationship that matters to you and got less attention than it deserved: [describe]
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Help me summarise the year in relationships:

1. What the overall direction of my close relationships has been (growing, stable, or drifting)
2. Which relationship surprised me most and what that suggests
3. The pattern in my relationship choices or behaviours this year, if one is visible
4. What the year is asking me to do differently in the one relationship that would make the most difference
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- Overall direction: one honest paragraph
- Biggest surprise and what it suggests: one paragraph
- Visible pattern: one paragraph, direct and specific
- One relationship, one change: a clear recommendation
- Tone: thoughtful and honest, not therapeutic jargon
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