If during your evenings, days and weekends you happen to be cooking with the person you love and feel a sensation that terribly resembles happiness, know that it's not a strange thing. Everyone has their own script: some book a Michelin-starred restaurant months in advance, some choose the dark accomplice of the movies, some transform their living room into a little corner of the world by ordering ethnic food, and then there are those who turn off their phones, don an apron, and get to work.
For some couples, so-called "couple goals" aren't photos at a restaurant table, but the bond they feel when cooking together. This is also confirmed by a study published in Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, which investigated the link between shared eating practices and relationship well-being. This research highlighted how activities related to food preparation and consumption can strengthen emotional connection and couple satisfaction.
A Loving Gesture That is Good for Couples
According to the study, the relationship between nutrition and well-being isn't just about what we eat, but also how and with whom we eat it. It's well known that sharing moments at the table with friends, partners, or relatives is good for our mood, especially if we get along well with those we share meals with. In particular, according to the research, cooking together is an activity in which elements such as collaboration, communication, and mutual involvement significantly impact the quality of the relationship. The shared culinary experience also involves managing time and small practical decisions.
Choosing the menu together, choosing the dinner service, coordinating who does what: these are all activities that, according to researchers, contribute to creating a harmonious routine. It's not just a romantic matter tied to Valentine's Day, but something concrete that can be done any day of the year and could have a real impact on how a couple perceives and interacts with each other. Preparing a meal together becomes an opportunity to share quality time, reduce daily stress, and build a more stable connection, transforming an ordinary dinner into a truly meaningful moment of connection.
Furthermore, the study highlights how the context of food fosters a more spontaneous and less forced type of interaction than other couple activities. While preparing a dish, people talk about practical matters, joke, and exchange ideas, and often even end up addressing personal topics in a natural way. This type of informal communication, tied to a concrete activity, can help improve complicity and strengthen team spirit.
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