Which everyday couple's outing tells you the most about how well you actually get on?

Do you split the list or wander aimlessly together? Nothing exposes compatibility like negotiating over own-brand versus branded beans.

A Sunday afternoon of cryptic diagrams and one mystery screw left over. If you can build a Malm together, you can build a life.

Do they let you nick the last roast potato? The pub roast is a low-stakes way to see each other properly relaxed.

Sharing a Thermos while being battered by drizzle in Cornwall or Whitby is oddly bonding. If you're still laughing by mile three, it's love.

Nothing says commitment like debating eggshell versus matt for a wall neither of you will look at again. Bonus points for a Wickes detour.