Mistaken for a Newlywed if

Last year Athena and I celebrated our twenty-year anniversary. Over the last few years we’ve had occasion to travel on several press trips with other journalists.

The trips typically lasted from three to five days and the travel writers would do almost everything together: eat, tour, shop and socialize.

We got to know each other rather well by the end of the trip.

One of the best compliments Athena and I have received have come at the end of some of these trips when journalists ask us how long we’ve been married.

They often remark that they thought we were newlyweds!

What is it about newlyweds that set them apart from couples who have been married for years? Here is my list of observations.

You might be mistaken for a newlywed if you…

– Often hold hands in public

– Display other proper affection in public: wrapping arms around each other, casually kiss, gently stroke another’s hair from time to time (I personally don’t think making out in public is appropriate whether you are a newlywed or not).

– Refer to each other with endearing terms like *my bride* or *my handsome husband*

– Want to be near each other in social occasions, not as far apart as possible

– Refrain from insulting one another

– Comment how beautiful, kind, smart, caring, etc. your mate is to others

– Make each other smile or laugh often

If people don’t mistake you for being newlywed, then ask yourself why.

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