10 Things Happy Couples Do - Anniversary Edition
Today marks one year since my husband and I tied the knot and in celebration of 12 months of marital bliss I want to share an article I read this weekend.
According to Mark Goulston, M.D., happy couples know the real relationship begins when the honeymoon ends. They have to maintain their love, he says so they will enjoy a long-lasting, fulfilling relationship. He lists 10 things happy couples do, such as go to bed at the same time, hug often and look for the positive traits in each other.
The article is chock-full of seemingly common sense traits of happy couples and I’m proud we seem to be on the right track. I encourage you to read the article. It can validate your current behaviors or offer tips and suggestions for fine-tuning.
If nothing else … it’s a feel-good read. Enjoy.
Buona Domenica!
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25 responses to “10 Things Happy Couples Do - Anniversary Edition”
November 16th, 2008 at 6:10 am
Happy Anniversary - you are a beautiful couple!
Thank you!!
November 16th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Congrats - A very handsome couple!
Thank you so much!
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November 16th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Happy anniversary - such a lovely couple! i thought you had been married longer than that!!:-)
I was reading that article and whoa…things will have to change here..
Nope. Just a year. It seems much less than a year to me, actually. We’ve been “together” for years and years, though!!
November 16th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Happy anniversary. And, yes, you are a lovely couple.
Thank you so much. He’s a keeper!
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November 16th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
aww..Happy Anniversary
Thanks. I see your last post was “dining with Johnny Depp… intriguing!
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November 16th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
Auguroni!!!!!
Grazie!
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November 16th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Happy Anniversary!
Gracias, Tina!
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November 16th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Happy Anniversary!!
You look gorgeous (and your hubby too!).
Hubby and I are going on 4 years of married bliss (I consider married bliss both the up’s and down’s). I am so reading Mark Goulston’s article! Thanks!
Fned.
Thank you for the compliments!! I think bliss is both the ups and downs, too, as long as there are more ‘ups’ it is all good!
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November 16th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Happy Anniversary to you both!!
Thank you, Lulu. We had a great weekend.
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November 16th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Buon Anniversario! Tanti Auguri!
Grazie, Carla!!
November 16th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Happy Anniversary!
Thank you!
November 16th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Happy Anniversary! The both of you are freakin’ gorgeous!
Oh my goodness, thank you. Maybe we just had good hair people and photographers!
November 16th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Happy Anniversary!
Thanks, Andrea. Does it feel like a year to you?? Trust me - your first year will fly, too!
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November 16th, 2008 at 9:14 pm
Happy Anniversary!! Nice wedding photo too. Hope you took it easy and had a great day together
Thank you, Robin. We did. It was wonderful!!
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
Happy Anniversary.
Thank you so much. It was great.
November 17th, 2008 at 5:26 am
Tanti auguri!
Grazie mille…
November 17th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Wow, it’s been a year already, how time flys. Congratulations. That is a beautiful photo of P and you.
I know. It feels like maybe 6 months for us, too!
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November 17th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Happy 1st and here’s to many, many more.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Happy Anniversary Cherrye! Such a beautiful photo (and no, I don’t think it’s thanks to the stylists and photographers, nice try!). Thanks too for posting the article. Marco and I are just a couple of months ahead of you (but spent the first six months of our marriage living on separate continents, so now we’re behind!) so I’m looking forward to reading it.
Yesterday was also my grandma’s 89th birthday. My parents brought her to their house for a birthday lunch, my aunt and uncle were there — and then we skyped with video cam — first to me and Marco here in Paris and then to my brother and his family in LA. My dad said she was so surprised and really tickled, and that it really lifted her spirits.
So yesterday was a very happy day! Glad you two enjoyed it together.
Oh how wonderful. I bet she loved getting to share her birthday with everyone! And I hear you on the long-distance thing… we did it (before we were married) for years …
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November 17th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Auguri! My marito and I just celebrated a year in Sept. My how time flies! Beautiful dress!!!
Auguri to you, too … and thanks!
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November 17th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Congratulations!
Thanks, Pat!
November 17th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Buon Anniversario a voi!!
Grazie!
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November 18th, 2008 at 10:32 am
happy anniversary!!
Thank you!
November 19th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Congratulations on your anniversary! You two make a beautiful couple!
Awh, thanks!
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November 20th, 2008 at 6:02 am
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