SelectiveMemory"That's nothow Iremember it""I don'twant toruin ourfriendship"you'reimportant tome" withoutclarifyinghowTreating yourfeelings as amisunderstanding"I don'twant tolabelthings"Focus onminor detailto avoid themain issueTears/EmotionalShutdown thatderailsconversationBringing upsharedmemories torekindleattachmentActingoverwhelmedLeaving thedoor open"maybesome day""Weboth didthings"GaslightingClaimingshe didn'tnotice thepatternSuggestshanging outas "friends"soonSuddentraumadumpingClaiming sheneeds timetothink(withouttimeline)"You'reoverthinkingthis"AnsweringquestionswithquestionsTurning the talkinto a metadiscussionabout the talkitself"I need towork onmyselffirst"Framingproblem ascommunicationsissue instead ofbehaviour"I'mconfusedtoo""I careabout youtoo much"Changingsubject thenaccountabilityhappensSelectiveMemory"That's nothow Iremember it""I don'twant toruin ourfriendship"you'reimportant tome" withoutclarifyinghowTreating yourfeelings as amisunderstanding"I don'twant tolabelthings"Focus onminor detailto avoid themain issueTears/EmotionalShutdown thatderailsconversationBringing upsharedmemories torekindleattachmentActingoverwhelmedLeaving thedoor open"maybesome day""Weboth didthings"GaslightingClaimingshe didn'tnotice thepatternSuggestshanging outas "friends"soonSuddentraumadumpingClaiming sheneeds timetothink(withouttimeline)"You'reoverthinkingthis"AnsweringquestionswithquestionsTurning the talkinto a metadiscussionabout the talkitself"I need towork onmyselffirst"Framingproblem ascommunicationsissue instead ofbehaviour"I'mconfusedtoo""I careabout youtoo much"Changingsubject thenaccountabilityhappens

The talk - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Selective Memory "That's not how I remember it"
  2. "I don't want to ruin our friendship
  3. "you're important to me" without clarifying how
  4. Treating your feelings as a misunderstanding
  5. "I don't want to label things"
  6. Focus on minor detail to avoid the main issue
  7. Tears/Emotional Shutdown that derails conversation
  8. Bringing up shared memories to rekindle attachment
  9. Acting overwhelmed
  10. Leaving the door open "maybe some day"
  11. "We both did things"
  12. Gaslighting
  13. Claiming she didn't notice the pattern
  14. Suggests hanging out as "friends" soon
  15. Sudden trauma dumping
  16. Claiming she needs time to think(without timeline)
  17. "You're overthinking this"
  18. Answering questions with questions
  19. Turning the talk into a meta discussion about the talk itself
  20. "I need to work on myself first"
  21. Framing problem as communications issue instead of behaviour
  22. "I'm confused too"
  23. "I care about you too much"
  24. Changing subject then accountability happens