I want to apologize in advance to all the divorce attorney’s who read this blog. I just found the cure for divorce. Or at least reduce the number of broken relationships. But first, a little background.
At my Improv class this past week, we played a game called New Choice. Two improv performers create a scene based on a suggestion from the audience. The instructor/director watches the scene and calls out, “New choice!”, at any time. If New Choice is called, the performer who spoke last must completely change whatever they just said. The instructor/director can call New Choice as many times as they want.
What if we applied the New Choice principles to relationships. Before the New Choice System For Saving Relationships, a Sunday night at home might go something like this.
Sydney: Hey, honey. Let’s watch some TV.
Walt: Sure. There’s a Clipper game on.
Sydney: What? A Clipper game? You always want to watch sports. Football all day long. Basketball at night. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
You get the point.
Now what if instead of getting into an argument, the dissatisfied partner instead used the New Choice System For Saving Relationships. It would go something like this.
Sydney: Hey, honey. Let’s watch some TV.
Walt: Sure. There’s a Clipper game on.
Sydney: New Choice
Walt: Sunday Night Football
Sydney: New Choice
Walt: Dexter
Sydney: New Choice
Walt: Real Housewives of Atlanta
Sydney: I love you, honey.
See. Improv saves lives. Ok, improv saves relationships. Use the New Choice System For Saving Relationships and you, too, can say good-bye to break-ups.
