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a living relationship agreement

the agreement you build together, and keep. not a contract, not a one-time talk.

the missing artifact between “we had the conversation” and “we keep growing it on purpose.”

you talked about it once. can either of you remember what you agreed?

static PDFs go stale. accord grows with you.


how it works

five moments. build them when you’re ready.

the groundwhat this accord is for. intentions, context, the shape of the relationship.
the builderseven sections. fill only where you have something to say.
the revealyou see each other’s answers at the same time. private until both commit.
the rhythmhow often you revisit. tending or calendar, your call.
your accorda living compiled document. yours to leave with, revisit, and grow.

the builder · seven sections

the questions that matter in a long relationship.

the shape

how connected, how paced, how open to other relationships.

how we talk and decide

honesty style, autonomy, decision-making, being heard.

how we care

love languages, intimacy registers, pacing.

the physical and sexual

privately, by default. extra-guarded within tessakin.

when it’s hard

repair style, hardest ruptures, conflict entry.

other partners

kitchen-table or parallel. disclosure, metamour courtesies.

money and home

finances, cohabitation, co-parenting.

the rest

free-form. anything the questions don’t ask about.

not a checklist to march through. fill only where you have something to say · nothing is required. every prompt has an “add your own” option, and “the rest” section is a free-form space for anything the questions don’t ask about.


sample prompts

these are examples · you can pick, write your own answer, or add agreements the questions don’t ask about.

how do your relationships relate to each other?

kitchen-tableparallelgarden partyDADT

when it’s hard, what helps you feel heard?

ask questions firststay presentdon’t jump to solutions

safer sex · barriers

always · no exceptionsfluid bondedopen to discuss
safety gate: on prompts like this, “hold both” is deliberately disabled. the tool asks you to agree or keep talking. no one can leave this section unresolved.

sample compiled excerpt · you and rowan (fictional)

what we agree on

the shape · pace

we move at our own pace · no timelines imposed on each other

where we hold differently

the shape · openness

you: case by case · rowan: both open. kept on purpose.

still on the table

money and home

splitting a shared space · back at the next revisit.

held differences aren’t failures. still on the table goes to tending.


what it isn’t

not legalnothing enforceable. this is relational, not contractual.
not one-timeit lives. you revisit it. it grows with you.
not enforcedno locks, no penalties. trust is still the mechanism.
not owned by usyours to leave with. export whenever, in full.

who it’s for

any relationship that warrants one.

partners

the full accord. all seven sections. everything you need to build a shared understanding.

crushes

a light accord. where this could go, what you both want, what you need to know first.

metamours

a constellation-courtesies mini-accord. transparency, kitchen-table vs parallel, what you need from each other.

friends

optional light accord. some friendships warrant it. it’s not only romantic.

no partner on tessakin yet? build your side first. name them privately with a placeholder. present it when they arrive.


how it protects you

private-then-reveal

you never see their answer until you’ve committed yours. the reveal is simultaneous.

propose-and-confirm

nothing shared is asserted unilaterally. everything goes through propose, review, confirm.

safety gate

sensitive prompts refuse the “hold both” resting place. the tool asks you to agree or keep talking.

just the two of you

your accord lives between you and your kin. nobody else on tessakin sees it. the physical section is extra-guarded: it doesn’t surface on profiles or in feeds.


accord, tending, multi-partner: all free.

we don’t charge you to keep a healthy relationship current. tessakin makes money on connection, not on gating the tools that help you stay connected.


archetype pairings

the builder and the anarchist write excellent agreements together. between them, nothing stays unexamined.

take the archetype quiz to find your pairing →


ready to build your accord?