Tell your partner you’re not happy.
A quiet evening at home. You asked if you could talk. Practice it first: Virginia Woolf plays your partner, and Marcus Aurelius coaches you.
About 5 minutes.
Tell my partner I’m not happy
“Okay, you’re scaring me. What is it?”
- You say it plainly, with care
- You keep to one main thing
- You agree a next step together
Your first rehearsal is free.
The talk.
“I have not been happy in my relationship for a while, and I need to tell my partner.”
“Okay, you’re scaring me. What is it?”
Your partner: loving, and quick to worry.
Opening a serious talk.
- You say it plainly, with care
- You keep to one main thing
- You agree a next step together
Who you practice with.
How it works.
- Pick the talkAnd how hard they push back: Gentle, Realistic or Tough.
- Say your partA mentor plays the other person, in character, line by line.
- A coach steps inWhen a line works against you: one tip, then try that line again.
- See what workedThree marks, your strongest line, and a next step to save.
Warm up in a minute.
The drill that trains the moment this talk turns on. Free, and it runs on your iPhone.
Say it in one sentence
A short, plain ask is easier to hear and harder to wave away.
- 25 words or fewer
- No softeners like “just” or “sorry”
- It says what you want
More love talks.
Practice it before it’s real.
Virginia Woolf plays your partner. You find your words before it counts.
Download on theApp StoreAI plays the other person and writes the coaching. The mentors are AI voices in the manner of these figures, not the people themselves. Counsel is for practice and reflection. It is not therapy, and not medical, legal or financial advice.
