Amy Muise

Yeah, that's a great idea.

That's a great question.

And I think a little bit of this depends on what's sort of new to you and what's more familiar to you.

But for the novel and exciting activities, learning something new together is a good one, right?

So taking a class together, trying something that maybe neither one of you are overly familiar with.

It can actually be small things too, like just exploring an unfamiliar part of town, going to a new restaurant, those types of things.

And then for comfortable and familiar activities, just think about like what are sort of like the fun routines that you have together.

So is there a meal that you cook regularly that you like?

Is there a TV show or a movie that you get a lot of comfort out of watching?

Even, you know, a game or something like that, that, you know, you've played a lot of times that that is sort of, you know, a comfortable zone for both of you.

Those are good.

Those are good options.

Yeah, I think the downside is just that you're not taking these opportunities to connect and feel satisfied with your partner.

So like I said, both of these types of activities are beneficial overall for relationship satisfaction.

So, you know, trying to spend that shared time with your partner is really important.

And as kind of an added bonus, you can think about tailoring those activities specifically to what your emotional needs might be.

Thanks so much for having me.