GAMES FOR BORED COUPLES – GAME 3: WHO CARES? (PART 1)
Players: Bored husband and bored wife. Activists: Both husband and wife take part in creating this game.
Setting: A room with two plain chairs facing one another.
Aim: To force a husband and wife out of their boredom by giving it expression while adding an erotic element. This method is referred to by psychotherapists as “joining the resistance.” In this case, both the husband and wife, ironically, join each other’s resistance.
Game Plan: The husband and wife sit facing one another. The husband begins the game by saying, “I don’t feel like having sex.”
The wife replies, “I don’t feel like having sex.” “It’s boring,” the husband says. “Who cares?” the wife retorts.
They may repeat these or similar phrases as often as necessary. At first they may find themselves snickering, not really “feeling” them: The words may sound artificial. But if you are truly a bored couple, these phrases (or something similar to them) should eventually feel right.
Then the husband removes an article of his clothing—a belt, a hat, a ring—and says, “This is boring, but I’ll do it anyway.”
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