Seven minutes in heaven

Seven minutes in heaven is a teenagers' party game first recorded as being played in Cincinnati in the early 1950s.^[1] Two people are selected to go into a closet or other dark enclosed space and do whatever they like for seven minutes.^[1] It is common for the participants to kiss, make out, have sex, etc., but participants may instead choose to talk, engage in some other (usually quiet) activity, or do nothing at all. The participants can be selected by various methods, such as spinning a bottle, or drawing lots. Limits are established either before the game or by the two participants once alone.

In popular culture

In the movie 13 Going on 30, 13-year old Jenna Rink is waiting in a closet to play the game. But her supposed friends have pranked her with the wrong boy. Upset, she makes the wish to be 30.

References