When you laugh together, you remind yourselves why you enjoy each other’s company (Photo: iStock)
Playfulness brings more than light-hearted fun in a relationship. Consultant psychologist James Bosse says that it shows emotional flexibility, creativity, and resilience, while helping couples build stronger emotional bonds and go through life’s challenges together.
If there’s one message I would give couples in this regard, it is that playfulness is therapeutic. Couples who laugh together recover faster from disagreements and challenges,” he says.
Simple daily habits like dancing while cooking, playing board games, exchanging flirtatious messages, revisiting shared memories and creating new ones are all practical ways to bring more joy into a relationship.
He explains that playful partners are perceived as more attractive since they project optimism, confidence, and adaptability. Playfulness communicates emotional availability and promotes a sense of psychological safety for partners to spend more time together.
