7.18.25: The IKEA Test
If you want to test a relationship, try assembling IKEA furniture together. Bonus points if there’s only one Allen key. There’s something about flat-pack chaos that reveals the real dynamics: who reads instructions, who guesses, who blames, who laughs. I’ve built desks with exes and bookshelves with best friends. And every time, it’s like a little personality test disguised as home improvement. You learn how people handle frustration. How they share control. Whether they care more about being right or being done. And yes, it’s just furniture. But sometimes, the way we build the little things says everything.
