The Deck

Four WaysTo Connect

Every card in Yarning serves a purpose. YOU cards reveal who you are, THEM cards show how you're seen, MEMORIES cards bring stories to life, and REFLECTION cards spark insight.

The YOU Cards

Share About Yourself

Low-friction self-disclosure that helps the table learn what you're like. Answer in first person — these are your stories, your preferences, your world.

Good for

Habits, preferences, and small joys

Good for

Comfort rituals and routines

Good for

Skills you're quietly proud of

Avoid

Heavy vulnerability or trauma

You

What's a smell that instantly takes you somewhere?

The THEM Cards

See and Be Seen

Perspective-taking that helps people feel understood. Guess what you think about someone, then let them reveal the truth. It's about noticing each other.

Good for

What recharges them or brings them joy

Good for

Strengths and things they're good at

Good for

What they're curious about

Avoid

Judgement or anything that corners someone

Them

What's a topic they can talk about for hours?

The MEMORIES Cards

Tell Your Stories

Story extraction that turns conversation into vivid moments. These prompts pull out the tales worth telling — the funny, the unexpected, the meaningful.

Good for

Laughter, misadventures, and unexpected turns

Good for

Place-based memories and inside jokes

Good for

Trips, meals, and small acts of kindness

Avoid

Broad life summaries or traumatic events

Memories

Tell us about a time you laughed so hard you couldn't recover.

The REFLECTION Cards

Go a Little Deeper

Meaning-making with gentle depth. These cards invite insight without therapy vibes — what you're learning, what you value, how you're growing.

Good for

What you want more of in life

Good for

Gratitude, growth, and perspective shifts

Good for

Values and what home means to you

Avoid

Coercive vulnerability or conflict-mining

Reflection

What's something you've learned about yourself recently?

You

What's your 'comfort' movie, game, or ritual?

Them

What's a topic they can talk about for hours?

Memories

Tell us about a time you laughed so hard you couldn't recover.

Memories

A trip, mission, or adventure that became an inside joke.

Reflection

What's something you've learned about yourself recently?

You

What's a skill you'd love to master?

You

What's your 'comfort' movie, game, or ritual?

Them

What's a topic they can talk about for hours?

Memories

Tell us about a time you laughed so hard you couldn't recover.

Memories

A trip, mission, or adventure that became an inside joke.

Reflection

What's something you've learned about yourself recently?

You

What's a skill you'd love to master?

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