Sunday talk: ten minutes together to look at the week and plan one thing

What does Sunday talk do?

It gives the two of you a short, regular moment to look at the week together, with the structure already there. Most couples mean to talk about how the household is running and only do it when something has gone wrong.

The five steps draw on what is already in the app: the week's household totals, This week's idea if there is one, and your reminders and dates for the next seven days. It opens with appreciation and ends with one small plan you will both do.

Who is Sunday talk for?

For couples who want a short, regular moment to look at the week together, on one phone or on both at once, especially busy households that rarely sit down to plan.

How do you have a Sunday talk?

Open the Sunday talk card on the This week tab, tap Start, and go through the five steps together.

1. Open the talkOn Sundays, open the Sunday talk card on the This week tab. On any other day, open Us, then Household → Sunday talk.
2. Start, or say you are readyTap Start, or “I’m ready to talk” so it shows on your partner’s phone next time they open the app.
3. Share what you appreciatedEach of you writes one thing you appreciated this week. Switch on “Also send it to” your partner “as a note” if you would like them to have it.
4. Go through the week, the idea and what's coming upRead the week in a few lines, look at this week’s idea, and check the next seven days. Each step has “Skip this step”.
5. Make one small planIn the last step, write one small plan for next week, such as “We’ll cook together on Wednesday”, and tap “Done for this week”. It is saved as a note with both your names on it.

What does your partner see?

The same talk, live, and a single line in their app when you say you’re ready. What one of you writes appears on the other screen as you go. When you tap “I’m ready to talk”, your partner sees it when they next open the app; nothing is sent to them as a notification.

The week’s numbers are the household’s totals, never one of you set against the other, and nothing counts how many talks you have had. Your private check-in stays private and is not part of the talk.

Tips for a good Sunday talk

• Keep the appreciation small and specific, like a form sorted or a bin remembered.
• In the first step, what you appreciated can also go to your partner as a note in Notes between you.
• Write the plan as something you will both do, starting with “We’ll…”. Next week, the talk shows what you planned last time.
• “Ready to talk” is never sent as a notification. The only push is part of the one Sunday evening notice, and Us → Preferences → Sunday talk switches it off.

What is in “The week” step?

A few calm lines about the household as a whole: for example, 14 things done around the house between you, about 9 hours of it, $640 of shared spending, and whether your free time came out close to even or how many hours sit between you, described as something to talk about. The numbers come from the same sums as the household balance, but the talk never shows the score or who did more.

Can you change the plan once it is saved?

Yes. Go back to the plan step and the field opens with the saved plan’s words, so editing it changes what is there. Clear the field, or tap “Remove the plan” under Saved, to take it off for both of you; either of you can. Leaving a step by Next, Skip this step or Back keeps what you had typed, so nothing is lost by moving around. If the talk can’t load, the screen says “This week's talk couldn't load.” with Try again, rather than showing an empty talk.

There is no streak, no count of talks and no message about a week you missed.

Is Sunday talk free?

Questions about Sunday talk