My boyfriend and I don't have a Netflix show and we don't need one for the type of connection we have. We have tried countless times to watch a show and be involved and be the typical Netflix couple; but with our relationship- it doesn't work.
When we try to watch a show, we usually talk over it and then we get too involved in the conversations that we have rather than the show. Or when it's an important conversation, we pause and talk and than never unpause the show. You see our "show" is the conversations we have daily over school, days at work, or things we need to get done in the week. It's the funny stories that we share, the conversations about our future, or even just acting in funny accents or doing a funny dance that makes up for the lack of Netflix.
I'm so lucky that my relationship is like this. Life moves way too fast, and unpredictable things can happen in the blink of an eye, and I'd rather have conversations and laughs to get me through rough times of life with him, than an episode of House of Cards and cuddling to get me through.
I wouldn't trade the conversations we have over a Netflix show for anything, and it made our relationship stronger. I know we can talk about anything from having this every week.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Netflix watching when we're not together, but when we're together we have more chemistry than a ficoronal couple while watching them while me cuddling on his chest.