Try this
- Ask each person for one priority and one block they want to leave free.
- Put fixed commitments beside those preferences before adding activities. Keep tentative invitations labeled as ideas until both people confirm them.
A worked example
“What would make this weekend feel less crowded for you?”
An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.
Before you leave it here
Protect one agreed block before adding optional plans around it.