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"Dating, engaged, married, or somewhere in between, communication is the key to a happy relationship. You know this, I know this, and theicebreak knows this. And theicebreak&amp;amp;#8217;s founders were definitely onto something when they created this site/app geared toward increasing the intimate connection shared by a couple. After hearing about theicebreak&amp;amp;#8217;s perks (&amp;amp;#8220;It uses technology, data and communication to bring couples closer and help them stay together.&amp;amp;#8221;), J and I decided to give the free app a try. Right after downloading, you can create a profile that includes info about you and your partner, and then you can link your profiles so that whenever you answer an &amp;amp;#8220;icebreaker&amp;amp;#8221; your response will be connected to your partner&amp;amp;#8217;s. A daily icebreaker will be sent to you and your partner and you can follow up and see how your BF/GF&amp;amp;#8217;s answer matched up to yours. The most recent ones J and I have received include, &amp;amp;#8220;Where would you like to go on vacation with your partner?&amp;amp;#8221;, &amp;amp;#8220;What are you most grateful for in life?&amp;amp;#8221; and &amp;amp;#8220;What&amp;amp;#8217;s the most recent thing you held your tongue about in your relationship?&amp;amp;#8221;, but topics can range anywhere from sex to monogamy to politics. Some questions aren&amp;amp;#8217;t profound, but some definitely spark conversation. I really like the way theicebreak urges you to &amp;amp;#8220;Share at least one thing a day with each other.&amp;amp;#8221; It&amp;amp;#8217;s so important&amp;amp;mdash;especially for long-term and cohabiting couples&amp;amp;mdash;to put quality time into your relationship. In the beginning, it&amp;amp;#8217;s fun and flirty and you&amp;amp;#8217;re learning new things about each other all the time. But after a while, you stop taking the time to get to know your partner deep down. You&amp;amp;#8217;re comfortable. You&amp;amp;#8217;re happy. You figure you&amp;amp;#8217;ve got all the bases covered. But you don&amp;amp;#8217;t want to let days, months, or years pass by where you&amp;amp;#8217;re just coming home from work, sitting on the couch watching TV and going to bed without really talking to one another. &amp;amp;#8220;A bonus is that users have a way to earn coins for date night and get real cash to put towards a night out. The goal is to make sure partners spend real quality time with each other. Theicebreak is not intending to use technology to replace the communications that happen in person. Instead, they use technology to enhance communications that already happen in person, and to encourage more&amp;amp;mdash;both in person and online.&amp;amp;#8221; Theicebreak has even prevented some real couples from breaking up by helping them get back in touch with their significant other at a deeper level. It&amp;amp;#8217;s too early to tell what the app will do for J and I, but it has already led to some fun conversations about our future. This site/app definitely gets the Smitten stamp of approval! Would you try theicebreak? Do you think your guy would be into it? What do you think about an app that encourages open communication in a relationship? Are there any questions you&amp;amp;#8217;re dying to get your S.O. to open up about? Maybe theicebreak can help! Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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