FuelBox Couples

“Why is conversation so important in a relationship? Our deepest need is to be seen. All of us need to be acknowledged, especially by our partner. By exploring each other and showing interest and involvement, you will be reminded why exactly you two are together and why you should stay that way.”.

Welcome to Fuelbox couples: The box of great conversations. The concept behind this box is to reopen some doors and our eyes to our partner and their needs, and vice versa. My husband and I have been together for 10 years, so when I heard about the chance to review this box I thought it would be a fantastic opportunity to add that further element in our relationship and start talking about the deeper stuff some more. Monotony can sometimes feel that those conversations are lost or unimportant, and it’s very easy to live in the “now” without taking the time to appreciate how far you’ve come, or important and special milestones achieved along the way.

Firstly, I have to say how beautifully presented the FuelBox was when I opened the parcel: it was wrapped in brown paper and looking very romantic with a great quality red ribbon. I was instantly excited! We opened the box to find 10 different topics ranging from Past Present and Future, Family Children and Finances, This and That, Work and Career, to Minefield, Sex, Love and Romance and more. In total, there are 170 cards with one question to each card. The questions are open, and not long-winded or complicated. There are several variations on how to use the cards, and we decided to simply choose a topic then read through the questions ourselves before choosing one each to ask the other. In the box is also a list of follow up questions to keep the conversation going.

Flicking through the questions, I have to admit I was a little anxious about some of them! I felt that whilst most of the questions did have the potential to improve the relationship or strike a really intimate or sweet conversation, this can be very much reliant on the answer received. As an over-thinker, and a sensitive person, I found myself stressing over the answers I would receive and also the answers I provided as to whether they were “right”, and indeed whether they were the most honest for myself too. All we really wanted from the FuelBox evenings were conversations and a few laughs. As we didn’t feel we’d receive that from certain questions, we skipped these.

There were however plenty of questions that I felt weren’t so heavy or precarious, and we had fun laughing, recalling and reminiscing on our early years together, and life before we had met as well. I think it’s safe to say we both learnt something we didn’t know about each other over the course of the session. I think I may have even learnt something about myself!

“A relationship can also provide challenges that may be hard to talk about. FuelBox provides carefully considered, open questions that give you the possibility to also talk about these difficult matters in your relationship. The aim of FuelBox is not to ask as many questions as possible, but to generate great conversations from each question.”

My advice would be that if you don’t like the question, simply put it aside. Remember that the idea of FuelBox and this exercise is to nurture your relationship, so do this with questions and conversation you are interested in and comfortable with.
We’ve played FuelBox Couples twice so far, and found it to provide us with a great excuse to wind down and talk as a couple about our individual needs, and also those as a couple and as parents. It’s a great way to spend some quality time together after the kids have gone to sleep: and best of all, it’s not expensive nor do we need to find a babysitter. 🙂

The verdict: FuelBox Couples is a great way to get talking and learn some more about the special one you’re spending your life with! This box has some great conversation starters and I also think it’d be a really thoughtful and useful relationship tool to give as an engagement or wedding gift. ❤️
Available through www.fuelboxaustralia.com.au for $79. They also offer alternative conversation boxes for Families, Leadership, Teams and more.

Review written by Sara J.