There are both facilitating and hindering factors when it comes to screening for intimate partner violence (IPV). While research indicates that health-care providers’ emotions regarding screening serve as an influencing factor, there is little scholarly work that has systematically considered the role of emotions in inquiring about IPV. Addressing this research gap, the article explores the affective aspects of routinely asking questions about violence in women’s health care. The findings show that emotions serve as both antecedents and consequences of routine inquiry, indicating that the role of emotions should be viewed as integral to any effort to improve screening practices for IPV.