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A 10-Minute Couple Check-In Template for Busy Weeks

Use five short prompts for capacity, appreciation, support, connection or rest, and one clear next step.

By OurviaPublished Not professionally reviewed

Created with AI assistance and reviewed by Ourvia.

Built for two

Stay close in ordinary moments

Daily Question

What made you feel supported this week?Reveal together
“Thanks for taking bedtime last night.” — Jamie
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The Ourvia Daily Question open on a phone beside a notebook on a kitchen counter.
Daily Questions make a little room for connection in an ordinary day.

A calmer pattern

From logistics-only to a little more connection.

1

Pause

Make a little room to notice.

2

Answer

Share without performing.

3

Remember

Keep the moments that matter.

Use five short prompts to pause together without trying to solve the whole relationship. Ten minutes is a flexible boundary, not a test or a rule.

Keep it voluntary

Choose a time when both people can participate freely. Either person may pass, pause, or return to a question later. Do not use answers to monitor, pressure, embarrass, or build a record against a partner. This template is not counseling or a tool for resolving intimidation, coercive control, abuse, or an immediate safety concern.

0:00–2:00 — Capacity

Each person names what is realistic this week. Capacity is context, not a score or comparison.

2:00–4:00 — Appreciation

Name one specific thing you noticed. Appreciation does not cancel out a concern.

4:00–6:00 — Support

Make the request specific enough to understand. The other person can say yes, no, or suggest a smaller alternative.

6:00–8:00 — Connection or rest
8:00–10:00 — One next step

Stop rule: When the timer ends, keep the one agreed next step. Schedule a larger topic only if both people want to return to it.

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