Psychologist Mark Travers says the happiest couples focus on simple, everyday moments, not big, expensive gestures. Things like turning off your phones for the weekend, sharing a cup of coffee, or just laughing together can build a deeper connection than any fancy dinner. Travers also points to shared rituals and scheduled intimacy as habits that keep couples close, and none of it has to cost a thing.

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This is the Daily Note.

I'm James A.

Brown.

Some of us look for love in grand trips and pricey dinners, but I think they're the exception, not the rule.

Psychologist Mark Travers agrees with me.

He says love hides in the small stuff, like shutting the phone off or a cup of coffee.

He told CNBC that the happiest couples ditch screens on weekends, sit side by side, keep shared rituals, schedule intimacy and laugh on purpose.

None of this costs much.

A slow walk, pancakes at dawn, even scheduling sex sounds dull until you remember how many of our weekends end with laundry.

It reminds me of a line from one of my favorite movies.

It's the little things.

There's nothing bigger, is there?

So what do you think?

Let me know on jamesabrown.net on that note, I'm James A.

Brown, and as always, be well.