1. Reflective Listening: One partner speaks while the other listens and then repeats back what they heard. This exercise encourages active listening and ensures that both partners understand each other’s perspectives.
2. Daily Check-In: Set aside a few minutes each day to talk about how you’re feeling and what’s been going on in your lives. This exercise helps you stay connected and up-to-date with each other’s lives.
3. Expressing Gratitude: Take turns expressing something you appreciate about each other. This exercise promotes positive feelings and strengthens the bond between partners.
4. Non-Verbal Communication: Try communicating with each other without using words, using gestures, facial expressions, or body language. This exercise can help you understand each other’s nonverbal cues and improve your overall communication.
5. Active Listening: One partner speaks while the other listens, then the listener repeats back what they heard and summarizes the speaker’s message. This exercise helps ensure that both partners are on the same page and can lead to deeper conversations.
6. Time Out: Agree on a signal or phrase that indicates when one partner needs a break from a discussion. This exercise promotes healthy conflict resolution and allows each partner to take a step back and cool off when needed.
7. Role Play: Take turns pretending to be each other and expressing how you feel in a certain situation. This exercise helps you understand each other’s perspectives and can lead to more empathy and understanding.
8. Problem-Solving: Identify a problem and work together to come up with a solution. This exercise promotes teamwork and helps couples tackle issues together.
9. Love Letters: Write a letter expressing your feelings and appreciation for your partner. This exercise can be a powerful way to communicate deep emotions and strengthen your connection.

10. Conflict Resolution: Discuss a past disagreement and work together to come up with a better way to handle it in the future. This exercise helps couples learn from past mistakes and improve their communication skills.