Becky Lynch and Seth Rollins apparently don’t have much experience with one particular marriage problem. When the WWE power couple was asked how longtime partners can bring some excitement back into their relationship, Lynch admitted she might not be the best person to ask for one pretty wholesome reason.
During their appearance on The Kittle Things podcast with George and Claire Kittle, Lynch and Rollins were asked for advice from a couple who had been married for 16 years. They loved spending time together with their two children but were struggling to figure out what to do when it was just the two of them.
“How do my wife and I reconnect and find things that we like to do together as a couple? We’ve been married for 16 years, have two kids, and we love doing things as a family, but we have trouble when it’s just the two of us.”
Lynch’s first instinct was to tell them to rewind the clock and remember what they actually enjoyed doing together before kids entered the picture.
“We need to go back to the basics, to the beginning, before they had kids. What did you guys like to do? You’ve got to find that again.”
But Lynch quickly admitted this wasn’t exactly an easy question to answer without knowing what was actually happening inside their relationship. Then she revealed why the whole problem was a little difficult for her to relate to.
“Everyone’s so different, so it’s hard to give advice. I need details, you know? Where are you spending your energy? Where is your energy going that you’re not putting it into your relationship? But also, like, goddamn, we’re just best friends.”
Rollins kept his explanation considerably simpler, saying, “Yeah. I like hanging out.” Lynch then admitted she and Rollins simply haven’t dealt with the issue themselves.
“I don’t know that I’m the best to give advice on that because I haven’t experienced it, you know?”
Rollins still had an idea for the couple. Instead of overthinking things, he suggested treating it almost like trying to make new friends as an adult and finding something they could both get into.
“Hey, it’s the same as making friends as an adult. Go get a joint hobby. What’s something you both like doing together? Go do it.”
That actually got Lynch reconsidering her original advice. Rather than trying to recreate whatever they enjoyed 16 years ago, she suggested doing something completely new together and bringing some unpredictability back into the relationship.
“That’s what I wonder. Actually, back to the basics was the first thing I thought, but now I’m going, well, maybe if you try something new together, step out of your comfort zone together, so that you can have a new experience and have new conversations.
“It’s kind of like starting a new skill. It fires new synapses in the brain. So maybe if you try something new together, it’ll reconnect you in a way that… Because when you’re first getting together, everything’s new. You’re doing everything together. It’s all new, it’s all fresh, it’s all exciting.
“And then you get into your routine, and for a lot of people, it just becomes monotonous. So maybe, just throwing it out there, try something new together and see if it gets you back in that mode mentally.”
Rollins was completely on board with that plan and encouraged the couple to get a little weird with it until something clicked.
“Something wacky. Get crazy. Do something outside the box. Try a bunch of different things till you find one that you both like or enjoy.”
So Lynch and Rollins might not have had some magical marriage hack ready to go, but their own answer probably said more than any relationship advice could. Lynch considers her husband her best friend, Rollins simply likes hanging out with his wife, and apparently they haven’t reached the point where spending time alone together feels like something they need to figure out.
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