5 Journal Prompts to Evaluate Your Relationship: Stay or Leave?

Journal Prompt 1. Are your needs being met in your relationship?

Relationships are about understanding our emotional needs, sharing these with our partner and working together to meet them. If our needs are consistently going unmet it may be time to leave the relationship.

Ask yourself...

"What are my non-negotiable needs in a relationship?

Are they being met consistently?

If not, what have I done to address this, and has anything changed?

Journal Prompt 2.  How are you feeling most of the time?

Sometimes we don't stop to think how we actually feel in our relationships and when we take the moment to reflect we may start to see that we aren't as happy or fulfilled as we might have been previously. If you're evaluating whether to stay or leave, it's important to check-in.

Ask yourself...

"How do I feel most of the time when I’m with my partner?

Do I feel more at peace, happy, and supported—or anxious, drained, and unfulfilled?

Journal Prompt 3. Are you able to communicate your concerns and grow?

In order to be in an healthy relationship we need to raise our concerns. When we're struggling to decide whether to stay or leave, these hard conversations can be the most transformative.

Ask yourself...

"Have I communicated my concerns openly and honestly?

If so, how has my partner responded?

Are we growing together, or am I stuck in the same cycle?"

Journal Prompt 4. Are you staying true to yourself?

When you're in a relationship it can be crucial to take a step back and question whether you are still the person you want to be and still living by the values that are important to you. Sometimes relationships can hinder our ability to grow and flourish as our true selves.

Ask yourself...

"Does this relationship align with the version of myself I want to become?

Am I compromising my values, self-worth, or happiness to stay?"

 Journal Prompt 5. Am I staying out of love or fear?

When evaluating whether to stay or leave, it's not uncommon for many of us to want to be in a relationship out of fear of being alone or fear that we won't be able to meet someone in the future. Fear inhibits our freedom and it's important to be aware when it's guiding our choices.

Ask yourself...

"If nothing changes in this relationship, how will I feel a year from now?

Does staying feel like love or fear?"

Surprised by your answers? if you're ready to release unhealthy relationship patterns and create healthy love reach out for a free clarity call.

Author - Rosie Chapman, ICF & CPD Certified Coach specialising in Love & Relationships, trained in counselling (BACP), NLP, and trauma-informed approaches. Dedicated to helping women break unhealthy relationship patterns and create healthy love.