A relationship goals app to make more room for the people who matter

How does Bemelio help with relationship goals?

Bemelio is a free mobile app and a social network built around personal goals. In the Relationships category, you pick a sub-category (Family, Social life, Couple or Professional networking), look through the example goals the app suggests, then give your goal a title in your own words. It might be calling your parents every Sunday, or finally organising that dinner everyone keeps talking about.

Relationship goals are often personal. That is why, when you create a goal, you decide whether it is public or private. A private goal stays yours: you track it quietly, and nobody else sees it. A public goal lets your friends follow along and cheer you on. You make that choice for each goal you create, so you stay in control of what you share.

• Family: time with parents, children, the whole family
• Social life: meeting people, going out, organising events
• Couple: dates, trips together, better communication
• Professional networking: events, new contacts, finding a mentor

How do you track progress on a relationship goal?

Wanting to see your friends more is a nice idea, but it is vague. Steps make it concrete. Break your goal into steps you can tick off: choose a place, send the invitation, agree on a date. Each tick shows you what is already done and what comes next, so the goal stops feeling like a distant wish.

Every time you move forward, post an update with text, a photo or a video. A phone call that went well, a first dinner with new friends, a weekend away together. Over time, your updates tell the story of your goal from start to finish, and that story is something good to look back on.

Every sub-category in Relationships also offers the Streak tool: you tick each day you moved forward and watch your streak grow. It suits the small, regular gestures that keep a relationship alive, like a message to a friend, a call home or some time set aside for your children.

Why work on your relationships alongside other people?

Relationships are rarely a solo project, and neither is working on them. On Bemelio you follow people, see their updates in your feed, react and comment. Seeing someone else plan a family dinner or head to a networking event can be the nudge you needed to do the same.

Circles bring together people heading in the same direction. Whether you want to widen your social life or grow your professional network, it helps to be around people who understand what you are aiming for. When a comment is not enough, messaging lets you talk in private.

For couple and family goals, a co-goal is a natural fit. You share a goal with another person, who becomes its co-author. Plan your trip together or your weekly date, and you both follow the same goal. Want to celebrate a moment? Turn an update into a visual you can share as a story, with a link to your Bemelio profile.

• Follow people and see their updates in your feed
• React and comment to encourage each other
• Join circles of people aiming in the same direction
• Share a goal with someone as a co-goal

A simple method to keep your relationship goals going

Good intentions toward the people we care about often fade in a busy week. A few habits make a real difference. Start small and specific: calling your mum on Sundays is easier to keep than becoming a better son. Then make it regular, so it becomes part of your rhythm rather than an extra effort you have to remember.

Measure what you actually control. You cannot decide how other people respond, but you can decide to send the invite, plan the date or show up to the event. Track your own actions, not other people's reactions. And be kind to yourself when you miss a week: simply pick up where you left off, without starting from scratch.

• Turn a wish into a clear, concrete goal
• Split it into small steps you can tick off
• Choose a regular moment for it
• Track your actions, not other people's replies
• Read back through your updates to see the road travelled

Relationship goals you can set on Bemelio

A few ideas inspired by the goals the app suggests, to adapt to your own life.

• Call my parents every week
• Host a monthly family dinner
• Spend more time with my kids
• Go out once a week
• Make 5 new friends
• Plan a date every week
• Travel together
• Find a mentor

The tools that help you stay close

Everything you need to turn good intentions into something you actually do.

Get started in 3 steps

1. 1

   Download the app

   Get Bemelio for free on the App Store or Google Play.

2. 2

   Create your goal

   Choose Relationships, pick a sub-category, give your goal a title and decide if it is public or private.

3. 3

   Post your first update

   Share where you are starting from, in a few words, a photo or a video.