Got the Winter Blues?? Here are 15 Reasons Why You Should Be Hanging out With Your Couple Squad!
Originally published at www.milofy.com.
COUPLES! We know it’s easy to get stuck in your routine and just hang out with your S.O, doing the same old thing every night like warming that couch! Especially during these winter months! Well! We want you to SNAP OUT OF IT! Here are 15 reasons why we think you should be making plans with your fabulous COUPLE SQUAD. Trust us it is totally worth the effort!
1. Dress It Up
When life gets busy, a typical date night is playing the “What do you want to eat/I don’t care” game before the two of you throw on shorts and flip flops and grab a burger. Heading out with another couple gives you incentive to spiff it up a bit and dress to the nines.
2. Actually Get Out
Instead of staying in (yet again) for a Netflix-and-chill night in your sweats, making plans with another couple is a great way to lure the both of you to get out of the house.
3. Try New Activities
Planning something fun with another couple gives you all a wonderful opportunity to get out of your stale comfort zones and try something new. From disc golf to indoor skydiving, one part of the couple equation is sure to bring something new to the table.
4. See Your Partner in a Whole New Light
According to Psychology Today, watching your partner confidently and happily interacting with another couple can make them seem more attractive to you. This means if you want to spice things up, don’t plan a romantic date for two; plan a fun outing for four. We have said it before and we will say it again! 4 is better than 2!
5. New Frontiers for Foodies
If you and your partner love food, making friends with other couples means new restaurant discoveries. They probably know of little hole-in-the-wall joints you’ve never heard of, and vice versa. Exchange restaurant notes and plan group outings at your favorite places.
6. Create Meaningful Friendships
Interacting with other couples is a great way to build long-lasting friendships with others who share your interests. Whether you’re all exchanging notes on careers or kids, it’s nice to build relationships with others who are in a similar place in their lives.
7. Learn from Others
While it’s fun to hang out with your single buddy from college, when you’re in a long-term relationship, it’s nice to have other couples as sounding board. You’d be shocked at how much you can learn from one another while discussing relationship ups and downs — from flowers left as a romantic surprise to wet towels left on the bed.
8. Build a Support System
Speaking of learning from others, when the going does get tough, it’s nice to know that other supportive couples have your back.
9. Get a Little Closer
A study in the journal Personal Relationships found that hanging out with couple friends can actually make you and your love feel closer to one another.
10. Sharing Friends Strengthens Your Relationship
While it’s great to have your own friends, research has shown that couples who have a large number of shared friends have stronger, healthier relationships.
11. Make Game Night More Raucous
Sure, you and your partner can sit at home and watch TV or play Monopoly. But imagine how much fun it would be making drinks and playing Cards Against Humanity or Heads Up with a large group of couple friends. It’s a great way to let loose and laugh so hard your sides will hurt.
12. Bring Out Your Best
Let’s face it: we’re often not as nice to people with whom we’ve become the most comfortable. That’s not to say that you’re mean or rude to your S.O; it’s just that we don’t treat them the way we did when everything was new. Since our best behavior is usually on display when we’re with others, a double-date is a wonderful time to bring back the door-holding, compliments, and eye contact again.
13. Become More Conscious
Sometimes when we spend a lot of one-on-one time with our partners, we might not realize how we actually treat them. Being around other couples can help us become more aware of how we interact within our own relationships.
14. Get Grateful
Speaking of interactions within coupledom, sometimes being around another couple can actually help us be more thankful for what we’ve got. “All he talked about the entire night was the eating habits of sloths — and she just kept nodding and laughing as though his sloth poo jokes were hilarious.” Sure, the two of you are being gossipy…but it’s true. Now hug each other a little tighter.
15. Embrace the Adventure
Making new couple friends is a new frontier — an adventure that the two of you can share together. While every potential couple pair won’t be a fit, it’s an interesting endeavor to broaden your social horizons. One way to make the journey easier is by using Milofy, the social app for couples. It matches you with other like-minded couples based on your interests and values. That way, you can skip searching for friends and get right to having fun.
