Relationship Humor
People say that laughter is the most effective medicine, and in relationships, it may fix almost all issues. A bit of lightheartedness can soften the atmosphere, build connections, and make difficult situations bearable. If you can’t snicker with your partner, is there any sense in tolerating their inability to load the dishwasher correctly? (Seriously, how hard is it to put the bowls in the right spot?)
Still, there is a limit to any nice thing. Unintentionally, humor may sometimes wrongly cross a line. Some couples can take everything in stride, but others might become emotionally hurt if a sensitive issue is brought up funnily.
We will examine the definition of humor in relationships, provide methods for adding more of it, and discuss its importance in making relationships stronger and more resilient.
Is Humor a Love Language?
If you’re familiar with the concept of love languages, you probably know the original five:
- words of affirmation;
- acts of service;
- obtaining gifts;
- quality time;
- physical connection.
Still, shouldn’t “causing your partner to laugh to the point of snorting” be considered a love language?
According to the New York Times survey, 73% of people in happy relationships believe that having a comparative sense of humor is important for their relationship’s success. It results in a communal world, complete with inside jokes, unique nicknames, and, at times, silly pranks. If you and your partner can enjoy laughing at life’s weirdness, you’ve constructed a love language that is unique to you both.
Well, most Hollywood celebrity couples do not have an excuse for not having fun in relationships. Of course, some of our favourite famous couples have shown that they love making each other laugh, even in glamorous lives.
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are one of the most comedic power couples around. They like to play pranks on one another on social media. With love humor, they support each other for more closeness and sometimes mock each other on Instagram or tease during interviews.
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, who met on the set of That “70s Show” in real life, are still laughing together. Once, Ashton shared with his fans a video where he was trying to scare Mila at home. It is seen that the couple teases each other often and sometimes plays pranks on one another, which makes their relationship fun.
Why Is Humor Important in a Relationship?
According to Jeffrey Hall’s 2015 study conducted at the University of Kansas, laughing together tends to strengthen and improve the quality of relationships for couples. Partners that laugh together are likely to stick around.
Builds communication
Have you ever had to fight for something completely ridiculous? Let’s just say you and your better half are debating over the right position of the toilet roll—over or under? Humor changes the tenor of the conversation. It helps people see things differently when the conversation becomes challenging.
Builds emotional intimacy
Laughter has this marvellous ability to link individuals more intimately. Has your partner ever made you laugh so much that you couldn’t stop?
John Gottman, an influential relationship researcher, discovered that humor is an important factor in enduring love. Couples who can laugh during disputes are generally happier in their relationships and experience a stronger emotional connection.
Eases conflict
Humour can be employed as a stealth weapon when you start feeling the heat in your relationship with your significant other. Remember having a heated fight and then one of you says something funny, and it interrupts that fight right there? Up and running, you are no longer fighting with each other—you’re working together to fix things.
Offers perspective
Sometimes, life sucks. Your car suddenly conks out, your washing machine inundates your home, and coffee is now staining your new white shirt. Humor helps you understand that is not the worst-case scenario. You are entirely free to become frustrated over trivial matters—or you could choose to laugh at its absurdity.
Ways to Add More Humor to Your Relationship
We prepared some fun, easy ways to infuse more laughter into your relationship:
- Create inside jokes. Build your own “language” of humor with inside jokes that only the two of you understand.
- Watch comedies together. Laughter is contagious. When the person watches something funny together, they amusingly connect sustaining humor across their daily lives.
- Tease each other playfully (within limits). Do not joke about anything that might offend, anger, or discomfort your partner.
- Relive funny memories. Remind yourself about past hilarious events. These moments make you think about how much fun you have together.
- Do silly things together. It may be helpful to cut loose, have fun and be silly! Run around the kitchen singing or jumping on each other—having fun together brings the element of playing to your partnership.
- Send funny texts or memes. A simple meme, GIF, or an inside joke text will do the trick of making the playful conversation continue even when you are not together.
- Laugh at yourself. A good sense of humor in a relationship helps demonstrate that you are okay with your flaws. Laughter makes your partner want to laugh too, and that keeps things from being too serious or dramatic.
Laughter serves to reinforce your relationship and allows you to better deal with tough situations.
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