Your Love Horoscope For May Will Make Fantasies Come True

Each night after I’ve climbed into bed, I keep a sharp ear out for some of my most cherished sounds. Be it the crash of swords or jaunty theme music, the swooshes, chimes, and clangs of my husband’s video games create the soundtrack of my evenings, and I welcome them with relish. Because with every beep and thud, I know I have more time. Time to stream one more episode, time to do one more session with my Hannibal Lector-esque red light mask, or, more often than not, time to read one more chapter of a book.

Over the past year or so, a flood of people have taken to TikTok to share the tiny joys of their reader girlfriend and gamer boyfriend relationships, and for very good reason.

The crux of their celebratory zeal is that while their partner slips into their electronic universe for hours, they get uninterrupted time to snuggle up with their literary pastimes, creating these separate worlds they can both enjoy together. But what makes them such a complementary pairing, and what can everyone else learn from their cozy bliss?