Most people are careful with their eyes. You wear sunglasses, avoid staring at bright lights, and get eye exams without much debate. But when it comes to hearing, the same level of care often isn’t there, even though hearing is part of everyday life in almost every moment.

You’re around sound all day, from traffic to conversations to music in your ears. Because sound is always present, it’s easy to treat it as harmless background noise. That mindset makes hearing damage harder to notice and easier to ignore.

A resolution to spend more time with your partner in the coming year is almost as common as a vow to finally put your health first. And that makes sense – both are things that we really want to do, but simply struggle to prioritize. Unfortunately, along with that gym subscription you only use once or twice, New Year's date night vows also tend to be the first things to slip.

Yet, couples who spend more time together are more likely to stay together in the long run, and we’d say that’s a resolution worth sticking to. Which is why we’ve set three ground rules that you should put in place if you really want to keep date nights on your radar throughout 2026.