Get thoughtful perspective on relationship challenges with communication strategies and action steps
I am dealing with a relationship situation and need perspective on how to handle it. The relationship is with [RELATIONSHIP_TYPE:select:my romantic partner or spouse,someone I am dating,a family member,a close friend,a coworker or professional relationship,an ex-partner]. The situation I am dealing with is: [SITUATION] How long this has been going on: [DURATION:select:this just happened,a few days to weeks,several months,this is an ongoing pattern]. What I have already tried: [ATTEMPTS?] What I am hoping for as an outcome: [DESIRED_OUTCOME] My priority is [PRIORITY:select:preserving and strengthening the relationship,setting better boundaries,deciding whether to continue the relationship,resolving a specific conflict,improving communication,understanding their perspective]. Help me think through this situation objectively. Validate what I am feeling while also helping me see the other person's possible perspective. Identify any patterns or dynamics that might be at play. Suggest specific things I could say and how to say them. Warn me about approaches that might backfire. Give me actionable steps I can take. Be honest if I might be contributing to the problem. Help me distinguish between what I can control and what I cannot. Let me know if this seems like a situation where professional counseling would be helpful.
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Get Early AccessRelationship problems loop in your head because you only see them from your own perspective. You replay the same conversation, rehearse what you should have said, and get angrier or more confused with each cycle. What you need is a structured way to see the full picture, including the parts your emotions are hiding from you.
It helps you think through your [RELATIONSHIP_TYPE] challenges with clarity. Describe the [SITUATION], what you have tried, and your [DESIRED_OUTCOME]. The AI provides perspective from multiple angles: validating your feelings while also showing how the other person might see things. It identifies patterns, suggests specific things to say and how to say them, and warns you about approaches that tend to backfire.
The honesty is the valuable part. If you are contributing to the problem, it will tell you. If professional counseling would help, it says that too. Paste your situation into the Dock Editor and work through it step by step. For decisions that come out of relationship reflection, the decision making helper provides structured analysis of your options.
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Select [RELATIONSHIP_TYPE] and write [SITUATION] with as much detail as you can. Include specific things that were said or done. Vague descriptions get vague advice.
Select [DURATION] and fill in [ATTEMPTS]. Knowing this is a recurring pattern versus a one-time conflict changes the approach entirely. What you have already tried tells the AI what does not work.
Fill in [DESIRED_OUTCOME] honestly. "I want them to admit they were wrong" is a different goal than "I want us to communicate better." The AI calibrates its advice to your real objective.
The AI will flag things you might not want to hear. That is the most useful output. Pay attention to patterns it identifies and honest feedback about your own role in the situation.
Set [PRIORITY] to resolving a specific conflict. The AI provides conversation scripts with exact phrases to use and explains why certain words trigger defensiveness.
Set [PRIORITY] to setting better boundaries. Get specific language for communicating limits without damaging the relationship, plus strategies for holding those boundaries when tested.
Family dynamics carry decades of history. Set [RELATIONSHIP_TYPE] to family and the AI accounts for power dynamics, generational patterns, and the weight of shared history.
Not sure if a friendship is healthy? Set [PRIORITY] to "deciding whether to continue." The AI helps you distinguish between a rough patch and a genuinely draining relationship.
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