So last month I saw this fancy Love Box thing online, you know? Supposed to be magic for relationships. Little wooden box with a tiny screen, connects to your phone. My wife kept saying we were drifting apart, all boring routines. Figured I’d give this a shot.
The Grand Unboxing
Package arrived Friday. Looked smaller than I pictured. Cracked it open – nice little wooden cube nestled in foam. Looked simple enough. Came with:
- The actual wooden box (feels decent)
- A plug for charging it
- Zero instructions. Seriously. Nada.
Had to dig the website myself. Bit annoying.
Setting It Up Was… An Experience
Downloaded the app first thing. Easy. Now for the box itself. Needed charging, obviously. Plugged it in, little light blinked red. Okay, good sign. Then the app wanted to “find” the box. Had to hold the little knob on the back like some weird secret handshake. It finally popped up on my phone after five minutes of cursing.
Time to make it look good. It came bare wood. Ugly as sin. Grabbed the acrylic paints my daughter never uses. Slapped on some blue. Looked messy, but kinda charming? Painted the little heart on the front lid red. Important detail. Paint weren’t even dry when I showed it off. Desperate times.
The First Test Run
Saturday morning, wife was still asleep. Sat on the couch, opened the app. Typed “Good morning, sunshine!” into the little message box. Hit send. On the Love Box… nothing. Silence. Couple minutes later, BLINK BLINK BLINK. The little heart on the lid flashed red. Then the whole lid started spinning! Like a little dance. Honestly, kinda cute.
Wife walks out, groggy. “What’s that racket?” She sees the box doing its spinny thing. Sits down. Lid stops. She lifts it – inside the little screen says my message. She laughed. Actually laughed! That was step one.
Trying to Keep it Up… Mostly
Goal was once a day. Honestly? Forgot half the time. Life happens. But when I did remember? Gold.
- Saw rain in the forecast while at work. Sent “Umbrella by the door!” Her reply text? A heart emoji. Unheard of.
- She sent me one afternoon when I was stressed: “Breathe. Chocolate in fridge.” Found a KitKat waiting. Small win.
Sometimes it was dumb stuff. “Did you feed the cat?” Worked though! Better than yelling across the house.
Hiccups (Of Course)
Not all smooth sailing. That charging light? Constantly yellow. Never knew if it was full or dying. The spinning lid gets loud if the floor ain’t perfectly flat. Damn thing once slid right off the table mid-spin! And setting the damn silent hours in the app? Made the box itself deaf overnight. Wife sent a message – never spun. Took me ages to figure out why.
Bottom Line? It’s Actually Doing Wonders
It’s been, what, three weeks? That little blinking heart spinning lid thing? Still surprises us both sometimes. Wife complains less about feeling ignored. Noticed she started initiating more silly messages too.
Is it magic? No. But somehow, seeing a physical object do a little dance just to show “Hey, I’m thinking about you”… it hits different than a text. Makes the boring day feel a bit special. Doesn’t fix everything, but helps me remember the small stuff matters. Like reminding her about the damn umbrella.
