Recurrence-Aware Conversation Decision Support in Emotionally Loaded Romantic Relationships: A Conceptual Framework

Mariia Yakovleva

Abstract: Conceptual paper introducing recurrence-aware conversation decision support for difficult romantic conversations. The paper argues that repeated romantic conflicts should be treated not as one-off message-generation tasks, but as longitudinal decision-support problems shaped by prior attempts, recurring interaction patterns, competing goals, and uncertain response paths. It proposes six core functions for such systems: recurrence representation, pattern identification, objective clarification, goal-strategy mismatch detection, branch preparation, and post-conversation learning. The contribution is analytical rather than empirical and focuses on category definition, differentiation from adjacent tools, risks, limitations, and future evaluation directions.