Forward Together

Answer side by side

What new chapters are coming in your life — and what role do you want me to play in them?

The question sits across the top; you each answer on your own page. Whoever writes second reads the first answer before writing — agree, argue, or correct the record.

Why this question

The wedding, the kids, the move, the venture, the retirement. Name my job in each.

And once you’ve both answered

The other page is doing the same. Compare job descriptions.

Answering it honestly

  • Whoever writes second reads the first answer before writing — properly, not a skim. Your page can agree, argue, or correct the record.
  • Be specific. Dates, places, what was playing, who else was there. Wrong details are welcome; they're evidence.
  • Don't negotiate a joint version. Two accounts that refuse to match are worth more than one polished one.

And the house rule, whatever the mode: leave a blank rather than write a lie. A blank can be filled later; a lie sits in the archive forever, and you both have to live with the paperwork.

More from Forward Together

What was filling in this book actually like? Be honest.

The last word: one sentence each.

Together: list the things we keep saying we'll do — then commit to one, with a date.