Jennifer B. Unterberg, Ph.D.

Relationship Sentence Completion

Name________________ Date________________

Please complete the following sentences. There are no right or wrong answers, just honest ones. Please feel free to use extra space if necessary.

When I was a young child I thought relationships_______________________________________________________

I always hoped to meet_________________________________________

My mother treated my father/her partner (s) ______________________________________

My father treated my mother/his partner (s) _______________________________________

My parent(s) treated me____________________________________________

I said I would never_______________________________________________

I said I would be just like____________________________________________

My role model for relationships is __________ because__________________

I can tell my partner loves me when ____________________________________

I show my partner I love him/her by _____________________________________

What I am most frightened by in my relationship is ____________________________

My biggest wish for my relationship is _____________________________________

I feel best when I am ________________________________________

I feel worst when I am ___________________________________________

Sex is __________________________________________________________

Decision making is_______________________________________________

When we fight, I____________________________________________

In my relationship, drugs and alcohol ________________________________________

I wish my partner ________________________________________________________

Marriage is _____________________________________________________________

If we were to break-up, ____________________________________________________

When I think of our future, I, _____________________________________________

My partner brings to my life ________________________________________________

I am willing to change_____________________________________________________

I get angry/hurt when_________________________________________________________

I wish my partner could tell_________________________________________________

I wish I could tell my partner_____________________________________________

My partner and I are similar in ______________________________________________

My partner and I are different in _____________________________________________

My partner is ____________________________________________________________

What’s most important to me is ______________________________________________

My favorite hobbies are____________________________________________________

My religion___________________________________________________________

Living together_________________________________________________________

I am _________________________________________________________________

At the end of couple’s therapy I hope I can ________________________________