Communication
Daily or frequent check ins
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Texting
Phone / video calls
In-person visits
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Discussing work and hobbies
Discussing family, partners, relationships
Discussing politics and current events
Ability to express disagreements or hurt feelings
Ability to address and resolve conflict
Relationship meetings
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Radical honesty
Companionship
Playfulness
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Shared hobbies, activities or interests
Intellectual & philosophical discussions
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Friendship
Collaborative
Working together
Teaching
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Projects
Creativity
Organizations
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Associations
Religious / Spiritual
Shared ritual / prayer
Shared beliefs
Discussions
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Ceremony & Traditions
Divination
Professional & Work
Combining social, collaborative & financial
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Colleagues
Partners
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Co-operatives
Technology
Sharing passwords
Sharing accounts
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Real-time location sharing
Accessing computers / phones without asking
Partnership
Shared goals / values
Routine
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Embracing change in one another
Consistency
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Reliability
Legal
Marriage
Civil partnership
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Business partner
Adoption
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Power of attorney
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Executor of will
Financial
Shared bank account(s)
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Mutual contributions to vacation / activity fund
Co-ownership of property
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Financial support
Large gifts
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Complete financial integration
Quality Time
Regularly scheduled time together
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Date nights
Spending the night
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Sharing activities
Parallel play
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Vacations together
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Domestic
Sharing a dwelling/home
Sharing a sleeping space
Cooking together
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Sharing meals
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Chores & Routines
Co-Caregivers
Family (sick, elderly)
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Animals
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Plants
Children (own or from other partnerships)
Long-term commitment (for the above)
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Emotional Intimacy
Expressing happiness and joy
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Active listening
Being vulnerable
Having difficult conversations
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Discussing values / beliefs
Sharing stories about past
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Sharing hopes for future
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Knowing personal likes & dislikes
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Sharing about mental health challenges
Expressing affection
Physical Intimacy
Body contact
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Hugs
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Massages
Dance
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Cuddles
Hand-holding
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Kissing
Nudity
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Co-Sleeping
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Public displays of affection
Emotional Support
Offering support in hard times
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Being asked for advice
Confidante
Empathy
Insecurities & reassurances
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Supporting mental health work
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Romantic
Emotional attraction
Feelings of being in love
Unmotivated euphoria
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Intense focus
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Caregiving
General needs / favours
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Emergencies
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Health / illness
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Sponsorship
Age
End of life / death
Disability
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Social Integration
Meeting metamors (partners)
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Meeting friends
Meeting parents/siblings/extended family
Meeting children
Spending time as a couple with friends/family
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Positive relationships with metamors
Serving as +1 for social events
Presenting as a couple in public settings
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Presenting as a couple on social media
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Presenting as a couple in professional settings
Joint vacations with family/metamors
Sexual
Mutual masturbation
Orgasms
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Oral sex
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Manual sex (fingering & hand jobs)
Penetrative vaginal sex
Penetrative anal sex
Using sex toys
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Kinky stuff
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Threesomes or group sex
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Frequency, Safer sex practices & STI testing
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Autonomy
Alone time
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Balance of time together and apart
Support to pursue independent interests
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Maintaining independent friendships
Being sexually exclusive with each other
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Being romantically / emotionally exclusive
Equal distribution of relationship power
Commitment
Having a key
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Prioritisation over other partners
Relationship labels
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Planning for future
Expectation of long term involvement
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Commitment to working through challenges
Commitment to relationship maintenance
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Pregnancy/children together
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Things to Discuss
Important boundaries
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Accountability
Security & privacy
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Mental health & trauma
Relationship duration
Living preferences
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Career importance