Boredom Sh!t

This week, we talked about boredom. We made the distinction between feeling safe (which is a good thing) and being bored (which is not such a good thing!). Having covered that little but important detail, we dove into this topic. A topic which, I am sure, is something a lot of us can identify with. If you aren’t feeling excited about your relationship anymore and don’t know why, there were some helpful ways to recognize that boredom may be what’s going on for you.

My personal takeaway was the two common factors that contribute to boredom: lack of stimulation and lack of novelty. Seemed simple enough to me but I found it to be personally quite profound. I am going to challenge myself to find something for Marko and me to do each week. When I think I have a good activity identified, I will ask myself if what I’m thinking of is stimulating and novel. As Marko pointed out, walks around the neighborhood do not do it for him but walks in other areas do. I think that’s an easy one to start with! What will you and your partner do this week?