"What should we do?": 20 ideas for two so you never get stuck again
Doing things together · Équipe Viatous · 4 min
"What should we do?" "I don't know, you?" "Whatever you want." You know this conversation by heart. It can last twenty minutes and end, as always, in front of a show nobody's really watching.
And yet two is the perfect number: easy to organize, nothing to book for ten people, and you can actually talk. Whether it's with a friend, a coworker, a neighbor or someone you haven't met yet, here are 20 ideas so you never get stuck again.
To move (without suffering)
1. An intro to indoor climbing. Perfect for two: one climbs, the other cheers, then you swap. Most gyms offer a beginner session.
2. A game of badminton in the park. Two rackets, one shuttlecock, no complicated rules. The wind will handle the rest.
3. A bike ride on a greenway. Pick a flat stretch with a bakery halfway, and off you go.
4. A ping-pong session. Lots of parks and squares have free public tables. Just bring paddles and balls.
5. A trial dance class. Salsa, swing, contemporary: a first class as a pair mostly means twice the giggles.
To make something
6. A pottery workshop. Hands in the clay, wonky bowls, and a strange sense of pride anyway. You leave with an object and a memory.
7. A sketching session in a museum. A notebook, two pencils, one sculpture. Nobody judges, it's just for fun.
8. A city photo challenge. One rule ("everything yellow", "reflections") and one hour to fill it. Compare your shots afterwards.
9. A shared playlist. Take turns adding a song, and explain why. You learn a lot about someone that way.
10. A 1,000-piece puzzle. It sounds boring, it's weirdly addictive. And it leaves lots of room for talking.
To learn something (and feel smart)
11. A language exchange. Each of you teaches your language for half an hour. It works really well online.
12. A guided tour of your own neighborhood. Many tourist offices run them. You'll discover things two streets from home.
13. A tutorial, done together. Learn three card tricks, the perfect knot, or the basics of chess.
14. A free talk. Libraries, universities and museums host them all the time, and you leave with conversation topics for the week.
15. An online cooking class at the same time. Same recipe, each in your own kitchen, and you compare results at the end.
To laugh, without leaving home
16. A trivia quiz. There are tons of free quizzes online. Bad faith is part of the game.
17. An online drawing game. You draw a cat, the other person guesses "a potato". Classic.
18. The worst movie you can find. Picked on purpose, commented live, on video or side by side.
19. An online escape room. Some can be played remotely, great for finding out whether you two work well under pressure.
20. The offbeat questions game. Each of you writes ten offbeat questions ("Worst summer job ever?") and you take turns asking them.
How to pick one of the 20
A quick method so you don't fall back into "I don't know, you?":
Check your energy. Feeling good? Pick from "move". Tired? Go straight to "laugh without leaving home".
Set a budget. Half of this list is free.
Decide fast. Still hesitating? Pick a number between 1 and 20. Chance is rarely wrong.
What if you don't have a "two"?
All of these ideas assume you have someone around. Sometimes you don't: your friends are busy, or nobody near you wants to do pottery on a Saturday.
On Viatous , a Room can be just two people. You write what you feel like doing in one sentence, for example: "Anyone up for a pottery workshop in Nantes on Saturday afternoon?" or "Looking for someone for an English-French language exchange online on Wednesday evenings." Viatous finds one person (or two, or three) who wants the same thing, and Roomi, the Viatous robot, welcomes the group and hosts the activity.
One important thing: Viatous is not a dating app. People get together to do something, that's it. You show up with your first name, the camera is optional, and for real-life outings you meet in a public place, with the Room open before and during the meetup.
All that's left is to pick a number and put it into one sentence. See how Viatous works , and next time someone asks "what should we do?", you'll have the answer.