Not All Relationships Come With Illustrated Instructions. Assemble An IKEA Trip To See How Strong Your Relationship Is.

IKEA brings out the worst in everyone. There’s something about Swedish furniture chain stores that make monsters of us all. If someone doesn’t love you at your screaming-about-shower-curtains, they don’t deserve you at your third-date-best. But the third date happened already, didn’t it? Well, we all can’t choose the order of operations when it comes to the timing of relationships, but we can sure control how we behave at an IKEA, especially if we’re there with a significant other. Okay, maybe you can’t, but you should at least try.

Whether you live together and you’re shopping for a shared piece of furniture or they’re helping you replace your old dining room table, going to IKEA has somehow become a landmark event in anyone’s relationship history. No one knows how or why this came to be, but it’s like meeting the parents – you just do it if your relationship is serious. So, check that box and go to IKEA with your person and we’ll tell you if your relationship will stand the test of time… unlike most IKEA furniture. Just saying!