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PhrasesRelationship ConversationsAbbiamo un progetto comune?
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Abbiamo un progetto comune?

Do we have a shared plan?

Pronunciation

ab-BIA-mo un pro-GET-to co-MU-ne — stress on 'bia-', 'get-', 'mu-'.

When to use it

Checking whether both partners share a vision for the future — asking if the relationship has a direction you're both moving toward.

What it means

'Un progetto comune' = a shared project/plan. 'Progetto' in Italian means both 'project' and 'plan for the future' — used for life plans, not just work tasks. Asking 'do we have a shared plan?' is a mature, direct way of checking whether both people see the relationship as a joint venture.

Variations

Dove vogliamo arrivare insieme?

Where do we want to get to together?

Directional — about destination, not just current state

Stiamo costruendo qualcosa o stiamo solo stando insieme?

Are we building something or are we just being together?

Honest and direct — distinguishes passive coexistence from active building

Hai un'idea di come vedi il nostro futuro?

Do you have an idea of how you see our future?

Open-ended — invites the partner's vision rather than pressing for commitment

Mini Dialogue

— Posso chiederti una cosa? — Certo. — Abbiamo un progetto comune? — Cosa intendi esattamente? — Voglio sapere se stai pensando al futuro con me. — Sì — sto pensando a te nel mio futuro. Ogni giorno.

— Can I ask you something? — Of course. — Do we have a shared plan? — What exactly do you mean? — I want to know if you're thinking about the future with me. — Yes — I'm thinking about you in my future. Every day.

Cultural Note

'Il progetto di vita' (the life plan) is taken seriously in Italian culture. Relationships are expected to have direction — not necessarily a rigid timeline, but a shared sense of where things are heading.