Claiming sheneeds timetothink(withouttimeline)"I careabout youtoo much"Framingproblem ascommunicationsissue instead ofbehaviourTurning the talkinto a metadiscussionabout the talkitself"I don'twant toruin ourfriendshipSelectiveMemory"That's nothow Iremember it"Claimingshe didn'tnotice thepattern"I'mconfusedtoo"SuddentraumadumpingTreating yourfeelings as amisunderstandingFocus onminor detailto avoid themain issueSuggestshanging outas "friends"soon"you'reimportant tome" withoutclarifyinghow"Weboth didthings""I need towork onmyselffirst""I don'twant tolabelthings"Changingsubject thenaccountabilityhappensActingoverwhelmedGaslighting"You'reoverthinkingthis"AnsweringquestionswithquestionsBringing upsharedmemories torekindleattachmentTears/EmotionalShutdown thatderailsconversationLeaving thedoor open"maybesome day"Claiming sheneeds timetothink(withouttimeline)"I careabout youtoo much"Framingproblem ascommunicationsissue instead ofbehaviourTurning the talkinto a metadiscussionabout the talkitself"I don'twant toruin ourfriendshipSelectiveMemory"That's nothow Iremember it"Claimingshe didn'tnotice thepattern"I'mconfusedtoo"SuddentraumadumpingTreating yourfeelings as amisunderstandingFocus onminor detailto avoid themain issueSuggestshanging outas "friends"soon"you'reimportant tome" withoutclarifyinghow"Weboth didthings""I need towork onmyselffirst""I don'twant tolabelthings"Changingsubject thenaccountabilityhappensActingoverwhelmedGaslighting"You'reoverthinkingthis"AnsweringquestionswithquestionsBringing upsharedmemories torekindleattachmentTears/EmotionalShutdown thatderailsconversationLeaving thedoor open"maybesome day"

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