60 End of Year Questions for Couples

End of year questions for couples help you look back on the year you shared before you plan the next one. Below are 60 of them: favorite memories, the hard parts, how your relationship changed, a few flirty ones and questions to plan next year together. There is also a simple plan for an end-of-year date night and a free Year in Review card game you can play on one phone.

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60 End of Year Questions for Couples
In this article
  1. How to have the conversation
  2. Our favorite memories this year
  3. Questions about our relationship
  4. The hard parts of the year
  5. Funny end of year questions for couples
  6. Flirty questions for later in the evening
  7. Planning next year together
  8. A simple end-of-year date night

How to have the conversation

Couples tend to do a year in review without noticing: in the car home from a holiday dinner, or late on New Year’s Eve. Doing it on purpose helps, and it doesn’t take long. Three tips:

  • Pick the right evening. Not the night of a big family dinner. A quiet evening the week after Christmas works well.
  • Bring your photos. Scroll through your camera roll together from January onwards. Half the questions answer themselves.
  • Both answer every question. It’s a swap, not an interview. Listen to the whole answer before you add your own.

Our favorite memories this year

  1. What was our best day together this year?
  2. Which trip or weekend away would you repeat tomorrow?
  3. What is the best meal we had, at home or out?
  4. When did I make you laugh the hardest?
  5. Which photo of us from this year is your favorite?
  6. What is an ordinary evening that turned out to be perfect?
  7. What is the most spontaneous thing we did?
  8. Which song will always remind you of us this year?
  9. What did we celebrate this year that we should celebrate more?
  10. Which friends or family visit was the most fun?
  11. What is one thing we did for the first time together?
  12. Which inside joke from this year is your favorite?

Questions about our relationship

  1. When did you feel closest to me this year?
  2. What did I do this year that made you feel loved?
  3. What is something you understand about me now that you didn’t a year ago?
  4. Which moment made you think “yes, this is my person”?
  5. When were we the best team?
  6. What is one way I grew this year that you noticed?
  7. What did we get better at as a couple?
  8. Is there anything you wished I had asked you about this year?
  9. What is one thing I do that you never want me to stop doing?
  10. What did you need more of from me this year?
  11. How did we handle stress this year, and what would you change?
  12. Which of our routines do you love the most?

The hard parts of the year

These are for a calm moment. Answer them gently and feel free to skip one.

  1. What was the hardest week of the year for you?
  2. What helped you most during it?
  3. Was there a time this year you felt alone, even with me around?
  4. Which argument do you think we handled well?
  5. Which one do you wish we had handled differently?
  6. What is something stressful we got through together?
  7. What is a worry you had this year that you never told me?
  8. Is there anything you want to leave behind in this year, for both of us?

Funny end of year questions for couples

  1. What is the dumbest thing we argued about this year?
  2. What is the most embarrassing thing I did in front of you?
  3. Which of my habits drove you up the wall this year?
  4. What is the worst gift either of us gave this year?
  5. Which show did we binge that we should never admit to?
  6. What is the most money we wasted on one thing?
  7. Who won more arguments this year? Be honest.
  8. What is the strangest thing I said in my sleep, or while half awake?
  9. Which of our plans failed in the funniest way?
  10. If our year was a movie, what would the title be?

Flirty questions for later in the evening

  1. What is the best text I sent you this year?
  2. When did I look the best this year?
  3. Which night this year would you happily replay?
  4. What did I do this year that you found attractive without me knowing?
  5. Where should we sneak off to for a weekend next year?
  6. How should we kiss at midnight on New Year’s Eve?

Planning next year together

  1. What is one thing we should do together next year that we have never done?
  2. Where do you want to travel together next year?
  3. Which date idea do we have to do next year?
  4. What is one small habit we should start as a couple?
  5. Which room or corner at home do we fix up next year?
  6. How do you want to spend our next anniversary?
  7. What is a money goal we could hit together?
  8. Who do we want to see more of next year?
  9. What do you want more of next year: adventure, quiet, friends or time alone?
  10. Which tradition from this year are we definitely keeping?
  11. What is one thing you want me to support you with next year?
  12. Where do you want us to be by this time next year?

A simple end-of-year date night

  1. Dinner: cook something you ate on a trip this year, or go back to your favorite restaurant of 2026.
  2. Photos: scroll through the year together while you eat. Pick one photo per month and say why.
  3. Questions: take turns with the lists above. Start with memories, end with plans.
  4. Three goals: write down three things you want to do together next year. Put the note somewhere you’ll find it in June.

If you’d rather draw cards than read a list, Duoo’s Year in Review game has an Us category written for couples, plus Spicy and Looking Ahead cards. It’s part of the Duoo iPhone and iPad app and works offline on one phone. There’s a free sample deck on our year in review questions page.

For the night of the 31st, try our New Year’s Eve games for couples or the would you rather questions for couples. For anytime questions, see our questions to ask your boyfriend.

Save these lists for later

Screenshot them for game night or save them to Pinterest.

6 Our Favorite Memories This Year – End of Year Questions for Couples Save
7 Questions About Our Relationship – End of Year Questions for Couples Save
6 The Hard Parts of the Year – End of Year Questions for Couples Save
6 Funny End of Year Questions for Couples Save
6 Flirty Questions for Later in the Evening – End of Year Questions for Couples Save
7 Planning Next Year Together – End of Year Questions for Couples Save

Questions

What questions should couples ask at the end of the year? +

Mix memories with plans. Start easy with "What was our best day this year?", move to the relationship with "When did you feel closest to me?" and finish with the year ahead: "What is one thing we should do together next year?"

How do you do a year in review as a couple? +

Make it a date. Pick a calm evening, go through photos from the year, take turns asking questions and end with a few plans for next year. Writing down three shared goals and reading them again in June is a nice tradition.

How do you talk about the hard parts of the year without it turning into a fight? +

Talk about what helped, not just what went wrong, and start with "I" instead of "you". Ask "What did you need from me in that time?" and listen before you answer. If something big comes up, it is fine to agree to talk about it another day.

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