diff --git a/internal/relationships.go b/internal/relationships.go
index 14f1b8d..7dd4d00 100644
--- a/internal/relationships.go
+++ b/internal/relationships.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package internal
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"git.dragse.it/anthrove/anthrove-graph-sdk.git/pkg/models"
 	"github.com/neo4j/neo4j-go-driver/v5/neo4j"
@@ -62,3 +63,38 @@ func EstablishUserToPostLink(ctx context.Context, driver neo4j.DriverWithContext
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func CheckUserToPostLink(ctx context.Context, driver neo4j.DriverWithContext, anthroveUserID models.AnthroveUserID, sourcePostID string, sourcePostUrl string) (bool, error) {
+	query := `
+		OPTIONAL MATCH (:User {user_id: $anthrove_user_id})-[f:FAV]->(:AnthrovePost)<-[:REFERENCE{source_post_id: $source_post_id}]-(:Source{domain: $source_domain})
+		RETURN COUNT(f) > 0 AS hasRelationship
+		`
+
+	params := map[string]any{
+		"anthrove_user_id": anthroveUserID,
+		"source_post_id":   sourcePostID,
+		"source_domain":    sourcePostUrl,
+	}
+
+	result, err := neo4j.ExecuteQuery(ctx, driver, query, params, neo4j.EagerResultTransformer)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	if len(result.Records) == 0 {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("no records found")
+	}
+
+	exists, _, err := neo4j.GetRecordValue[bool](result.Records[0], "hasRelationship")
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"relationship_exists":           exists,
+		"relationship_anthrove_user_id": anthroveUserID,
+		"relationship_e621_post_id":     "",
+	}).Trace("graph: checked user post relationship")
+
+	return exists, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/graph.go b/pkg/graph.go
index 9a5dcb9..fe3c66d 100644
--- a/pkg/graph.go
+++ b/pkg/graph.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ type Graph interface {
 	// LinkUserWithPost establishes a link between a user and a post in the graph
 	LinkUserWithPost(ctx context.Context, anthroveUser *models.AnthroveUser, anthrovePost *models.AnthrovePost) error
 
-	// VerifyUserPostLink checks if a link between a user and a post exists in the graph
-	VerifyUserPostLink(ctx context.Context, anthrovePost *models.AnthrovePost, anthroveUser *models.AnthroveUser) (bool, error)
+	// CheckUserPostLink checks if a link between a user and a post exists in the graph
+	CheckUserPostLink(ctx context.Context, anthroveUserID models.AnthroveUserID, sourcePostID string, sourcePostUrl string) (bool, error)
 
 	// CheckPostNodeExistsByAnthroveID checks if an Anthrove post node exists in the graph by its Anthrove ID
 	CheckPostNodeExistsByAnthroveID(ctx context.Context, anthrovePost *models.AnthrovePost) (bool, error)
diff --git a/pkg/impl.go b/pkg/impl.go
index 66c9827..07127c4 100644
--- a/pkg/impl.go
+++ b/pkg/impl.go
@@ -60,9 +60,8 @@ func (g *graphConnection) LinkUserWithPost(ctx context.Context, anthroveUser *mo
 	return internal.EstablishUserToPostLink(ctx, g.driver, anthroveUser, anthrovePost)
 }
 
-func (g *graphConnection) VerifyUserPostLink(ctx context.Context, anthrovePost *models.AnthrovePost, anthroveUser *models.AnthroveUser) (bool, error) {
-	//TODO implement me
-	panic("implement me")
+func (g *graphConnection) CheckUserPostLink(ctx context.Context, anthroveUserID models.AnthroveUserID, sourcePostID string, sourcePostUrl string) (bool, error) {
+	return internal.CheckUserToPostLink(ctx, g.driver, anthroveUserID, sourcePostID, sourcePostUrl)
 }
 
 func (g *graphConnection) CheckPostNodeExistsByAnthroveID(ctx context.Context, anthrovePost *models.AnthrovePost) (bool, error) {