Have you ever heard of an escape room? I’d heard of them but had been hesitant to try them. Like, I know they’re designed to let you out, but I have this insane phobia of being trapped in a room. Good thing I had some people with me…
My best girlfriend and I have a group where the ladies from church get together once a month and spend time together, going to the movies + dinner or doing a different creative activity. This particular month was a visit to the Memphis Escape Room. Sadly, we didn’t have a lot of ladies who were able to participate, so we ended up turning it into a date night!
So the concept of the escape room is that you are “locked” into a room and you have to find the correct clues to escape! I put it into quotations because my most serious concern was what if I have to pee? You can totally come out at any time to use the restroom or the phone. Problem solved! These game rooms are all over the country and they’re themed, so you can go multiple times and have different experiences.
As we were in there trying to get out, it hit me. This is an awesome “get-to-know-you-better” type of activity! One of the couples {the most experienced in the group} was one who we hadn’t spent a lot of time with outside of church. They gave us guidance as to how we could be successful and it really gave us the opportunity to work together under stress.
Want to get to know your partner better? Try an Escape Room! Find out how+if your significant other:
- is willing to try something new
- works as {an equal} partner
- works under pressure
- takes command+leadership from others
- follows directions
- handles frustration
- handles {potential} defeat
- handles winning
- able to have fun in high-stress situations
- is a collector of random knowledge
It’s a really fun adventure and a great way to get to know each other. I’m a big proponent of looking for signs of a person’s character and trusting that people are who they show you they are. A big part of having an open + honest relationship is really getting to know the person with whom you share that relationship.
Check out the Escape Rooms around the world here and plan a date night, with a side of compatibility sleuthing thrown in for good measure 😉
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