{THE AND} Couples Edition

My partner and I started going to therapy, and our counselor recommended these cards to us. We've been using them, usually 5-10 cards at a time, off and on over the past few months. Things they have helped us with: Communication - these cards encourage both of us to communicate things with each other that we other might not, or might not think to. Having little prompts gives us small topics to come together on and discuss. Some questions are hard, and the conversation following them can offer growth opportunities, while some questions are fun and light, and bring levity back to the conversation. Opening up and talking to each other about everything has given us both a new perspective on having conversations, whether difficult or not, outside of the game. Bonding opportunity - coming together to do something for ourselves and our relationship has made me feel closer to my partner. Sitting on our bed and being vulnerable with each other has reminded me, or has even taught me, why we are together and why we work so well. The lighter questions, in particular, gave us an opportunity to be playful and have fun with each other, offering some lightness and fun in the way we interacted with each other, which made me feel closer to him. Something to do other than staring at a screen at night: Sometimes we will turn off the TV in the evening and pick up a few cards to engage with one another. We both have busy lives, so turning on the TV and melting into the couch has been our nightly routine after tiring days, but sometimes we opt to sit on our bed and go through a small stack of these cards. Doing something mentally active with one another at the end of the day is such a nice alternative to staring at our TV screen and just existing next to each other. We both want to continue to work to strengthen our relationship, and this is just a nice way be together and do some work while having fun. I highly recommend these to anyone in a serious relationship. You'll feel closer to your partner and have even greater hope for your future together.

I bought this game for my husband and I for Christmas and love it! We have had some great conversations. Some questions are a little trickier to navigate, but I think that was also a great thing because we had to communicate about things we may not have thought of. Must have game for couples.

This was a really good game to reconnect with my husband and make it through a few tough conversations. We had a couple drinks to loosen up and then played through all the cards.

For those that say this game is an easy way out, starts arguments or has negative questions, I’m sorry you didn’t have a good foundation of communication and empathy with your partner. Me and my husband have been together almost 10 years. We’ve had LOTS of ups and downs. Been through trials, therapy, all of it. We were able to make it halfway through the game being open and honest with each other before we had to stop because it was getting too late. I will say, by the 4th card, he was biting his nails, and by about fifteen minutes in I was definitely in the hot seat, but we have good communication skills at the end of the day and know the other person isn’t being evil. I honestly look forward to finishing this game, and as a Masters Level Intern of Clinical therapy, this might even be a good game to have for couples counseling once we’re several sessions in. But if you don’t have good communication, you DONT need to play this game alone and you NEED a mediator or to FIND SOMETHING ELSE to purchase.

These are fun question cards that get you communicating with your partner. Easy to use instructions. Good quality. Some of the questions didn't apply to us, but overall they were enlightening.

I have a friend who loves to bring out the friends version of this card set during hangouts with new and old friends, so I decided to buy the couples' set to try with my boyfriend. We've been together for 1 year but struggle with talking about more vulnerable issues. I thought my boyfriend would be nervous about trying this, but as soon as he saw it, he was excited and wanted to try it right away. We spent an hour or two and got through about half of the cards. Some of the cards were a little repetitive and not all of them applied to us, but overall it was a fun way to talk about some of the more serious topics that we've been putting off. I will say that there are a few cards that could be problematic depending on your particular relationship dynamics and insecurities, so if you're worried, it might be worth going through the cards beforehand and setting aside the ones that might cause issues for you. The goal is to bring you closer together and help you communicate, so there's no need to set yourself up for a fight.

These cards are either meant to bait and antagonize the people using them, or they are a hilarious and ironic play on couple's conversation cards. Seriously. My partner and I sit here and read through them and laugh about how atrocious the questions are. So many of the questions could have been good, yet somehow they always manage to frame the matter in the most inflammatory way possible. Don't believe me? Read some of the most egregious examples in the images below! We've seriously considered gifting these to couples that we *want* to break up. Consider yourself warned. Oh also don't think too hard about the "THE { } AND" branding, lest you realize that it is as devoid of meaning as those brackets.

Pretty fun, makes you think. But many cards are similar and honestly bring up kind of negative topics.

Love them! Real great way to connect with each other!

My boyfriend and I are long distance, so we got these to use on our FaceTime calls and love them. I was a bit worried that we would get through these too quickly, but there is so many card and you can get into long, thoughtful discussions with each one. I saw this company has other types, and I’d definitely consider getting those as well!

Très bon jeu avec mon copain

Played it with partner and he found it to be very thoughtful ! Helped us have some difficult conversations at ease

I really enjoy this set if cards. I've used it a few times and it's always had excellent questions and the conversations have always been enjoyable and enlightening and thoughtful/introspective.