If you and your long-term boo are in a funk right now, here’s a question to ask yourself.When was the last time you two had fun together?And not like looking at memes together on the couch type of fun. Like a ‘memory you’ll cherish forever’ type of moment?
- Novelty and Surprise.Studies show that when couples do a challenging task together, they feel more in love than couples who opt for a boring task.So what does this mean for your relationship?It’s time for a new, exciting type of date night. For example, in one study found couples who went out for rock climbing or Italian lessons ended up feeling much closer than couples who were doing traditional dinner and a movie date.How do you say happy climbing in Italian?
- Change Up Your Go-To Movie Genre.But with COVID shutting down a lot of options for exciting date adventures, the stay-in movie night is still the go-to for a lot of couples. And according to some studies, a good film can bring you closer together if the plot involves couples facing realistic challenges. and you and your boo take time afterward to chat about how the movie relates to your relationship. In the study, the couples that did theseNetflix and convosessions once a week for a month significantly reduced their chance of splitting up.Hopefully picking out the movies you’re going to watch isn’t enough to push you two over the edge first though.
Source:Psychology Today