When Joe and I started over together, we didn’t have a roadmap — just a lot of trial and error, awkward conversations, and a few small things that actually made a difference. This list is exactly that: the books, games, and little rituals that helped...
Joe and I are obsessed with this one. It’s a magnetic strategy game where you’re literally trying to keep opposites from attracting — sounds easy, gets competitive fast. 😄 We pulled this out on a random Tuesday night and ended up playing for an hour...
Kollide: A Fun New Board Game for Couples
Joe and I started putting these on before bed and somehow it turned into one of our favorite little nighttime rituals. We don’t even talk about it anymore — we just do it. Small, weird, and oddly relaxing. 😄
TEWEAE 62 Pads Foot Pads Ginger & Bamboo
Not a textbook, not therapy homework — just eight real conversations structured around actual dates. We worked through this together and it opened up talks we’d been avoiding.
Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for Love
No phones, no rush, just cook together and talk. It became one of our favorite reset dinners — something about cooking at the table together just opens up conversation in a way a regular restaurant doesn’t. Find one near you and go with no agenda. 🥩
Find a Korean BBQ Near You 🥩
If you have a motorcycle — just go. No plan, no agenda. Joe and I ride to the beach, find a simple spot, order oysters and eat somewhere quiet. It’s free, it’s slow, and it fixes everything. Some of our best conversations happen on the road.
Take a Ride With No Destination 🏍️
This is the deck we pull out when conversation feels stuck on autopilot. It doesn’t let you stay surface-level — in a good way.
WE'RE NOT REALLY STRANGERS Card Game - 150 Cards
One question, every day, for three years. It’s a tiny ritual that’s turned into one of our favorite ways to check in with each other.
One Question a Day for You & Me: 3-Year Journal
Whether you drink or not, this makes a regular Tuesday night feel a little more special. Easy way to slow down together.
Shop Craft Cocktail Kits & Mixers
For the nights we both say “I don’t know, what do you want to do?” — we pick a coin and just go with it. Zero planning required.
Date Night Box Game - 52 Romantic Ideas + 4 Personalized Dates & Decision Coin
Small, silly, and somehow one of the things that’s made our Sunday mornings feel like “us” again.