diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/database/app.db b/app/src/main/assets/database/app.db
index a7c71251..1b170aee 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/assets/database/app.db and b/app/src/main/assets/database/app.db differ
diff --git a/seed/fix_question_quality_q2.py b/seed/fix_question_quality_q2.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e93f64c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/seed/fix_question_quality_q2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Q2 - fix remaining template grammar errors and abstract filler.
+
+Edits BOTH the source JSON files and the shipped asset DB (data only, schema
+untouched). build_db.py is NOT run. One-off migration kept for traceability.
+"""
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+import sqlite3
+from pathlib import Path
+
+ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+QUESTIONS_DIR = ROOT / "seed" / "questions"
+DB_PATH = ROOT / "app" / "src" / "main" / "assets" / "database" / "app.db"
+
+REWRITES = {
+    # Emotional intimacy: replace placeholder-ish phrasing with more natural language.
+    "emotional_intimacy_076": "What would help me understand the fears you carry privately?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_077": "When do those private fears make closeness feel harder?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_078": "What would help you share those private fears more honestly?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_079": "How can I respond to those fears in a way that feels safe instead of fixing you?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_080": "What reassurance would help when those fears come up?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_081": "What do you want me to notice about needs you usually keep private?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_082": "When do private emotional needs make closeness feel harder?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_083": "What would help you name those needs more honestly?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_084": "How can I respond to those private needs in a way that feels safe instead of fixing you?",
+    "emotional_intimacy_085": "What reassurance would help when those private needs come up?",
+
+    # Subject/verb agreement.
+    "parenting_093": "How do in-laws and family expectations affect how close you feel to me?",
+    "parenting_138": "How does needing extra support affect how close you feel to me?",
+    "physical_intimacy_013": "When do warm greetings help you feel connected to me?",
+    "stress_121": "When do coping habits make you feel distant from me?",
+    "stress_141": "When do stress recovery routines make you feel distant from me?",
+
+    # Stress prompts: replace abstract or plural + singular generated wording.
+    "stress_020": "What should we avoid doing when asking for help feels hard?",
+    "stress_025": "What should we avoid doing when low-energy days pile up?",
+    "stress_035": "What should we avoid doing when unexpected problems pile up?",
+    "stress_045": "What should we avoid doing when busy weeks feel intense?",
+    "stress_050": "What should we avoid doing when one of us needs support?",
+    "stress_065": "What should we avoid doing when health worries feel heavy?",
+    "stress_070": "What should we avoid doing when burnout signs are showing?",
+    "stress_075": "What should we avoid doing when we are resetting after stress?",
+    "stress_154": "Which kind of help can feel like too much when asking for help is hard?",
+    "stress_157": "When unexpected problems pile up, what usually helps first?",
+    "stress_159": "How should we handle a serious talk when busy weeks feel intense?",
+    "stress_160": "Which kind of support can feel like too much when you need to feel supported?",
+    "stress_163": "When health worries feel heavy, what usually helps first?",
+    "stress_165": "How should we handle a serious talk when we are resetting after stress?",
+    "stress_177": "How should we handle a serious talk when one of us feels alone in stress?",
+    "stress_197": "What should we protect when unexpected problems pile up?",
+    "stress_200": "Which supports help when one of us needs to feel supported?",
+    "stress_204": "Which supports help when burnout signs are showing?",
+    "stress_205": "What should we protect when we are resetting after stress?",
+    "stress_223": "How well do we talk when health worries feel heavy?",
+    "stress_239": "When asking for help feels hard, what helps more?",
+    "stress_242": "When unexpected problems pile up, what helps more?",
+    "stress_245": "When one of us needs support, what helps more?",
+    "stress_248": "When health worries feel heavy, what helps more?",
+}
+
+BAD_SNIPPETS = (
+    "deeper fears",
+    "deep fears",
+    "emotional needs you hide",
+    "needs you hide",
+    "of you you protect",
+    "does in-laws",
+    "does special needs",
+    "does warm greetings",
+    "does coping habits",
+    "does stress recovery routines",
+    "asking for help is high",
+    "low energy days is high",
+    "unexpected problems is high",
+    "busy weeks is high",
+    "feeling supported is high",
+    "feeling alone in stress is high",
+    "health worries is high",
+    "burnout signs is high",
+    "resetting after stress is high",
+    "asking for help is present",
+    "feeling supported is present",
+    "unexpected problems shows up",
+    "health worries shows up",
+)
+
+
+def migrate_json() -> int:
+    changed = 0
+    remaining_ids = set(REWRITES)
+    for path in sorted(QUESTIONS_DIR.glob("*.json")):
+        with path.open() as f:
+            data = json.load(f)
+
+        file_changed = False
+        for q in data.get("questions", []):
+            qid = q.get("id")
+            if qid in REWRITES:
+                q["text"] = REWRITES[qid]
+                remaining_ids.discard(qid)
+                changed += 1
+                file_changed = True
+
+        if file_changed:
+            with path.open("w") as f:
+                json.dump(data, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+                f.write("\n")
+
+    if remaining_ids:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"Missing JSON ids: {sorted(remaining_ids)}")
+    return changed
+
+
+def migrate_db() -> int:
+    con = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
+    try:
+        cur = con.cursor()
+        changed = 0
+        for qid, text in sorted(REWRITES.items()):
+            cur.execute("UPDATE question SET text=? WHERE id=?", (text, qid))
+            changed += cur.rowcount
+        con.commit()
+        return changed
+    finally:
+        con.close()
+
+
+def bad_rows() -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
+    where = " OR ".join("LOWER(text) LIKE ?" for _ in BAD_SNIPPETS)
+    params = [f"%{snippet.lower()}%" for snippet in BAD_SNIPPETS]
+    con = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
+    try:
+        return con.execute(
+            f"SELECT id, text FROM question WHERE status='active' AND ({where}) ORDER BY id",
+            params,
+        ).fetchall()
+    finally:
+        con.close()
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    json_changed = migrate_json()
+    db_changed = migrate_db()
+
+    con = sqlite3.connect(DB_PATH)
+    try:
+        room_hash = con.execute("SELECT identity_hash FROM room_master_table").fetchone()[0]
+    finally:
+        con.close()
+
+    bad = bad_rows()
+    print(f"JSON rows changed: {json_changed}")
+    print(f"DB rows changed:   {db_changed}")
+    print(f"Room hash:         {room_hash}")
+    if bad:
+        print(f"WARNING - still-bad rows: {bad}")
+    else:
+        print("Verified: 0 Q2 bad snippets remaining")
diff --git a/seed/questions/emotional_intimacy.json b/seed/questions/emotional_intimacy.json
index 6124e3c2..7fdfdb5b 100644
--- a/seed/questions/emotional_intimacy.json
+++ b/seed/questions/emotional_intimacy.json
@@ -1303,7 +1303,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_076",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What would help me see your deep fears with more care?",
+      "text": "What would help me understand the fears you carry privately?",
       "depth": 4,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_077",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "When do your deep fears affect how close you feel to me?",
+      "text": "When do those private fears make closeness feel harder?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_078",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What would help you share more honestly about your deep fears?",
+      "text": "What would help you share those private fears more honestly?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_079",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "How can I respond to your deep fears in a way that feels safe instead of fixing you?",
+      "text": "How can I respond to those fears in a way that feels safe instead of fixing you?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_080",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What is one boundary or reassurance that would help with your deep fears?",
+      "text": "What reassurance would help when those fears come up?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_081",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What do you want me to notice about the emotional needs you hide?",
+      "text": "What do you want me to notice about needs you usually keep private?",
       "depth": 4,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1405,7 +1405,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_082",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "When do the emotional needs you hide affect how close you feel to me?",
+      "text": "When do private emotional needs make closeness feel harder?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_083",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What would help you share more honestly about the emotional needs you hide?",
+      "text": "What would help you name those needs more honestly?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1439,7 +1439,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_084",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "How can I respond to the emotional needs you hide in a way that feels safe instead of fixing you?",
+      "text": "How can I respond to those private needs in a way that feels safe instead of fixing you?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@
       "id": "emotional_intimacy_085",
       "category_id": "emotional_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What is one boundary or reassurance that would help with the emotional needs you hide?",
+      "text": "What reassurance would help when those private needs come up?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
diff --git a/seed/questions/parenting.json b/seed/questions/parenting.json
index b81bfbac..b1737232 100644
--- a/seed/questions/parenting.json
+++ b/seed/questions/parenting.json
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@
       "id": "parenting_093",
       "category_id": "parenting",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "How does in-laws and family expectations affect how close you feel to me?",
+      "text": "How do in-laws and family expectations affect how close you feel to me?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@
       "id": "parenting_138",
       "category_id": "parenting",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "How does special needs or extra support affect how close you feel to me?",
+      "text": "How does needing extra support affect how close you feel to me?",
       "depth": 5,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
diff --git a/seed/questions/physical_intimacy.json b/seed/questions/physical_intimacy.json
index 99fc4970..301c34ee 100644
--- a/seed/questions/physical_intimacy.json
+++ b/seed/questions/physical_intimacy.json
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
       "id": "physical_intimacy_013",
       "category_id": "physical_intimacy",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "When does warm greetings help you feel connected to me?",
+      "text": "When do warm greetings help you feel connected to me?",
       "depth": 2,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
diff --git a/seed/questions/stress.json b/seed/questions/stress.json
index 6c0844e5..19770279 100644
--- a/seed/questions/stress.json
+++ b/seed/questions/stress.json
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@
       "id": "stress_020",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when asking for help is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when asking for help feels hard?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@
       "id": "stress_025",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when low energy days is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when low-energy days pile up?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@
       "id": "stress_035",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when unexpected problems is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when unexpected problems pile up?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@
       "id": "stress_045",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when busy weeks is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when busy weeks feel intense?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
       "id": "stress_050",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when feeling supported is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when one of us needs support?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -1116,7 +1116,7 @@
       "id": "stress_065",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when health worries is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when health worries feel heavy?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@
       "id": "stress_070",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when burnout signs is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when burnout signs are showing?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@
       "id": "stress_075",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "What should we avoid doing when resetting after stress is high?",
+      "text": "What should we avoid doing when we are resetting after stress?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "free",
       "tags": [
@@ -2068,7 +2068,7 @@
       "id": "stress_121",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "When does coping habits make you feel distant from me?",
+      "text": "When do coping habits make you feel distant from me?",
       "depth": 4,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2408,7 +2408,7 @@
       "id": "stress_141",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "written",
-      "text": "When does stress recovery routines make you feel distant from me?",
+      "text": "When do stress recovery routines make you feel distant from me?",
       "depth": 4,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@
       "id": "stress_154",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "single_choice",
-      "text": "What do you need me to do less when asking for help is present?",
+      "text": "Which kind of help can feel like too much when asking for help is hard?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2758,7 +2758,7 @@
       "id": "stress_157",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "single_choice",
-      "text": "When unexpected problems shows up, what usually helps first?",
+      "text": "When unexpected problems pile up, what usually helps first?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2818,7 +2818,7 @@
       "id": "stress_159",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "single_choice",
-      "text": "How should we handle a serious talk when busy weeks is high?",
+      "text": "How should we handle a serious talk when busy weeks feel intense?",
       "depth": 2,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2848,7 +2848,7 @@
       "id": "stress_160",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "single_choice",
-      "text": "What do you need me to do less when feeling supported is present?",
+      "text": "Which kind of support can feel like too much when you need to feel supported?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2938,7 +2938,7 @@
       "id": "stress_163",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "single_choice",
-      "text": "When health worries shows up, what usually helps first?",
+      "text": "When health worries feel heavy, what usually helps first?",
       "depth": 2,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -2998,7 +2998,7 @@
       "id": "stress_165",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "single_choice",
-      "text": "How should we handle a serious talk when resetting after stress is high?",
+      "text": "How should we handle a serious talk when we are resetting after stress?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -3358,7 +3358,7 @@
       "id": "stress_177",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "single_choice",
-      "text": "How should we handle a serious talk when feeling alone in stress is high?",
+      "text": "How should we handle a serious talk when one of us feels alone in stress?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -3682,7 +3682,7 @@
       "id": "stress_197",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "multi_choice",
-      "text": "What should we protect when unexpected problems is high?",
+      "text": "What should we protect when unexpected problems pile up?",
       "depth": 4,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@
       "id": "stress_200",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "multi_choice",
-      "text": "Which supports help when feeling supported is high?",
+      "text": "Which supports help when one of us needs to feel supported?",
       "depth": 4,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -3920,7 +3920,7 @@
       "id": "stress_204",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "multi_choice",
-      "text": "Which supports help when burnout signs is high?",
+      "text": "Which supports help when burnout signs are showing?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -3954,7 +3954,7 @@
       "id": "stress_205",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "multi_choice",
-      "text": "What should we protect when resetting after stress is high?",
+      "text": "What should we protect when we are resetting after stress?",
       "depth": 4,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -4386,7 +4386,7 @@
       "id": "stress_223",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "scale",
-      "text": "How well do we talk when health worries is high?",
+      "text": "How well do we talk when health worries feel heavy?",
       "depth": 2,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -4699,7 +4699,7 @@
       "id": "stress_239",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "this_or_that",
-      "text": "When asking for help is high, what helps more?",
+      "text": "When asking for help feels hard, what helps more?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -4765,7 +4765,7 @@
       "id": "stress_242",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "this_or_that",
-      "text": "When unexpected problems is high, what helps more?",
+      "text": "When unexpected problems pile up, what helps more?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -4831,7 +4831,7 @@
       "id": "stress_245",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "this_or_that",
-      "text": "When feeling supported is high, what helps more?",
+      "text": "When one of us needs support, what helps more?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
@@ -4897,7 +4897,7 @@
       "id": "stress_248",
       "category_id": "stress",
       "type": "this_or_that",
-      "text": "When health worries is high, what helps more?",
+      "text": "When health worries feel heavy, what helps more?",
       "depth": 3,
       "access": "premium",
       "tags": [
diff --git a/seed/validate_question_variety.py b/seed/validate_question_variety.py
index c638ef5c..a4960888 100644
--- a/seed/validate_question_variety.py
+++ b/seed/validate_question_variety.py
@@ -30,6 +30,32 @@ TEMPLATE_STEMS = (
     "what do you need from me when",
 )
 
+SUSPECT_GRAMMAR_PATTERNS = (
+    (
+        "placeholder phrase",
+        re.compile(r"\b(deeper fears|deep fears|emotional needs you hide|needs you hide|of you you protect)\b"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "subject/verb agreement",
+        re.compile(r"\bdoes (in-laws|special needs|warm greetings|coping habits|stress recovery routines)\b"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "abstract stress intensity",
+        re.compile(
+            r"\b(asking for help|low energy days|unexpected problems|busy weeks|feeling supported|"
+            r"feeling alone in stress|health worries|burnout signs|resetting after stress) is high\b"
+        ),
+    ),
+    (
+        "abstract stress presence",
+        re.compile(r"\b(asking for help|feeling supported) is present\b"),
+    ),
+    (
+        "plural shows up",
+        re.compile(r"\b(unexpected problems|health worries) shows up\b"),
+    ),
+)
+
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class QuestionRecord:
@@ -109,6 +135,14 @@ def validate_records(records: list[QuestionRecord], label: str) -> list[str]:
             sample_ids = ", ".join(record.id for record in items[:8])
             errors.append(f"  sample ids: {sample_ids}")
 
+    for name, pattern in SUSPECT_GRAMMAR_PATTERNS:
+        matches = [record for record in records if pattern.search(record.text.lower())]
+        if matches:
+            ids = ", ".join(record.id for record in matches[:8])
+            if len(matches) > 8:
+                ids += ", ..."
+            errors.append(f"{label}: {len(matches)} suspect {name} rows ({ids})")
+
     return errors