Fight fair Isolating I- statements Aggressive communication Dismissive Defensiveness Ignoring Being critical Reliable Excessive phone/computer use Pressures Self- centered Comparing yourself Patience Takes self too seriously Have fun together Blaming Not expressing feelings Cooperation Offers solutions Accepting Share decision making Similar values Compromise Sincere Focusing on strengths Balanced giving and receiving Similar interests Passive communication Encouragement Has goals Trust Problem- solving Disrespectful Demands all your time Active listening Balancing relationship and self- care Safety Honesty Respectful Has self- directed goals Listens Assertive communication Controlling Feeling left out Talks about feelings Apologize when wrong Breaks promises Negotiates Jealousy Share feelings Invalidating Comfort Thoughtful Fight fair Isolating I- statements Aggressive communication Dismissive Defensiveness Ignoring Being critical Reliable Excessive phone/computer use Pressures Self- centered Comparing yourself Patience Takes self too seriously Have fun together Blaming Not expressing feelings Cooperation Offers solutions Accepting Share decision making Similar values Compromise Sincere Focusing on strengths Balanced giving and receiving Similar interests Passive communication Encouragement Has goals Trust Problem- solving Disrespectful Demands all your time Active listening Balancing relationship and self- care Safety Honesty Respectful Has self- directed goals Listens Assertive communication Controlling Feeling left out Talks about feelings Apologize when wrong Breaks promises Negotiates Jealousy Share feelings Invalidating Comfort Thoughtful
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
O-Fight fair
I-Isolating
O-I-statements
N-Aggressive communication
N-Dismissive
N-Defensiveness
I-Ignoring
N-Being critical
G-Reliable
I-Excessive phone/computer use
I-Pressures
I-Self-centered
N-Comparing yourself
B-Patience
N-Takes self too seriously
G-Have fun together
I-Blaming
N-Not expressing feelings
B-Cooperation
O-Offers solutions
G-Accepting
O-Share decision making
B-Similar values
O-Compromise
G-Sincere
O-Focusing on strengths
B-Balanced giving and receiving
B-Similar interests
N-Passive communication
G-Encouragement
G-Has goals
B-Trust
O-Problem-solving
I-Disrespectful
I-Demands all your time
O-Active listening
G-Balancing relationship and self-care
B-Safety
G-Honesty
G-Respectful
B-Has self-directed goals
B-Listens
O-Assertive communication
I-Controlling
N-Feeling left out
B-Talks about feelings
O-Apologize when wrong
I-Breaks promises
G-Negotiates
I-Jealousy
O-Share feelings
N-Invalidating
B-Comfort
G-Thoughtful