Chained Together – But Not for Life

Can you imagine being handcuffed to your partner for a full 24 hours and doing everything together? After 123 days handcuffed together to save their relationship, a young couple have split up, saying the experiment had brought home uncomfortable truths. Alexandr Kudlay and Viktoria Pustovitova from Kharkiv in the Ukraine decided to handcuff themselves together on Valentine’s Day, in a last-ditch attempt to break the cycle of breaking up and making up. Throughout the odd experiment, the inseparable couple did everything together, including shopping. They took turns to use the bathroom (with one waiting outside with one hand in the bathroom) and take showers. Pustovitova told Reuters personal space is what she missed most. Kudlay added that the cuffs helped him understand that the pair were not “like-minded people”. The couple plan to sell the handcuffs and donate a part of the money to charity.