Warm, athletic, slush-proof.
The words above landed in my in-box yesterday, and were written to advertise winter boots. Nothing new there, and in truth, the boots did look very tempting but they also suggested to me a rather fun Christmas game that can be played online or gathered together.
My Christmas game – ‘All I want for Christmas’
Cue Mariah!
The game is based around words you might choose when searching for the perfect life partner. There has, of course, been some ‘research’ conducted on this matter. Below are a few of the most commonly used words used in online dating profiles.
Confident, sexy (surely not?), intelligent, affectionate, beard
If I hooked up with someone giving this description online (unlikely because I am happily married), my prediction would be:
- Gender: male
- Lives: Bristol
- Drinks: flat white
- Hobbies: cycling and smashing avocados
However, substitute the words from our winter boots advert, and you have a very different description.
Warm, athletic, slush-proof
Now there’s a chap I could get to know (although I am partial to a beard, especially a slush-proof one!)
But what about this Christmas game?
The game is based on the idea that by extracting words from a range of Christmas adverts, you can find the words to describe your ideal life partner.
- Get a group of friends together (virtually or actually)
- Don’t tell them yet what the game is about
- Send each friend a link to a Christmas shop (or give them a magazine)
- Ask them to pick a favourite item and three-word description
- Explain that they have just written a description for their perfect partner
Confused? Here are a few examples to help.
All you need to do is decide whether or not you would date this guy (or girl). As you can see below people come in all shapes and sizes.
Whole, cured, rope-hung (maybe) – M&S smoked salmon
Contoured, magical, sweat-resistant (no thanks) – Apple AirPods
Casual, comfortable, reflective (boring)– Nike running shoes
Fast, steel, micro (depends) – Batman vs Superman Scalextric
Minimal, contemporary, grey (perhaps) – Next sofa
Dense, breathable, stretchy (maybe not) – Alpkit walking trousers
I tell you. Hours and hours of fun, and you’ll never look at all those incoming adds in the same way again!