Phones down. Or phones up, together.
What can couples do together at night instead of scrolling?
Instead of scrolling at night, couples can play something together, like one card of LVRS FRVR (said Lovers Forever), the daily game for two. It takes a few minutes, it gets you talking and laughing, and it ends the day with your attention on each other.
The trick is to make it small. Not a big date night. Just ten minutes that are only for the two of you.
Share the good stuff, too. Telling your partner about something good that happened, and hearing them get excited for you, goes with feeling closer and happier together (Gable, Reis, Impett and Asher, 2004, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology).
Ten minute ideas for tonight
- Play today's card of the daily game together.
- Each share the best thing that happened today, and cheer for each other.
- Draw three cards from Ask Each Other and read them out loud.
- Put on one song you both loved when you first met.
- Plan a tiny adventure for this weekend in five minutes flat.
- Look into each other's eyes and try not to smile. First one to crack owes a kiss.
How the daily game for two plays
LVRS FRVR (said Lovers Forever) is a daily game for two people in love.
Each morning there is one small card waiting for the two of you. Sometimes it is a question. Sometimes it is a tiny mission. You each play it on your own phone, then you talk about it, laugh about it, and wonder what tomorrow's card will be.
It takes a few minutes a day. It is free to start. And it only starts when both of you say yes, because it is a game made for two.
One tiny thing for tonight
Tonight, before the phones come out in bed, each tell the other the best thing that happened today.
Play the daily game for twoFree to start. It begins when you both say yes.