The two of youSettling

“Tell the story of your first stretch apart.”

Why this question

The first evening out, the work trip, the night away. The texting. The photo requests. The strange lightness and the pull home.

Where it leads

What did the distance show you about what you've built?

If you’re parenting solo

Solo version: the first time you handed the baby to someone else and walked out of the door — where did you go, and how did it feel?

More from The two of you

“What was your silliest argument — and what was it really about?”

“Describe a kindness that arrived at the worst hour.”

“What's the shorthand you've invented — the looks across the room?”

Rather say it than write it?

This question lives in the Save These Days app as a one-minute voice prompt — answerable one-handed, while the baby sleeps on you, kept on your own device.

Open Save These Days →