Honeymoon Stage - When Love Feels Like a Fairytale

All starts with the Honeymoon Stage—the golden chapter of every relationship. It’s that magical time when everything feels perfect. Your partner seems like the person of your dreams. Their little habits? Adorable. Their stories? Fascinating. Even running errands together feels like an adventure.

This phase is marked by an insatiable appetite for the other person and a seemingly endless reserve of goodwill. Your love feels effortless. During this time, you and your partner create a little bubble just for the two of you. You might think, "This is perfect; we’re so alike!" and believe that this perfect harmony will stay forever. You focus on what makes you happy, and any differences or small annoyances are easy to ignore.

In the throes of the Honeymoon, the idea that this stage isn’t eternal feels almost impossible to accept. "Sure, other couples might struggle or grow apart, but that’s not us. We’re different. We’ll beat the odds."

The Honeymoon Stage is not just about romance—it also plays an important role in building the foundation of your relationship. It creates a strong sense of togetherness and connection, giving you the energy to move forward as a couple.

In the Honeymoon Stage, both partners are doing everything they can to keep the romance alive. It’s like being in a dream—you don’t want to wake up, so you pull the covers over your head, ignoring any warning signals. The fear of losing the magic is so strong that anything that doesn’t fit the perfect picture is quickly brushed aside.

And then, there are those fleeting moments when something doesn’t quite align. Maybe he has a habit you don’t really like. Or maybe she is so focused on her career while you imagine the mother of your kids staying at home. It’s as if you’re running through a checklist for the perfect future relationship—not seriously-seriously, but with those small thoughts of things you’d like to see.

At the same time, you’re likely seeing each other not as you truly are, but as you want to be seen. You show your best side, say all the right things, and even overlook parts of your partner that might not match your ideal. And it’s not a bad thing—this optimism allows you to connect deeply and commit to the relationship. But it can also set unrealistic expectations. You might think, “This time, everything will be different. This love will fix all the things that have gone wrong before.” It’s an illusion, of course, but a powerful one.

The challenge is that these distortions can sometimes blind you to important truths. They might make you ignore things that matter deeply to you—whether it’s long-term goals like marriage and children or everyday habits that could become frustrating over time. They can also trick you into believing that the relationship will magically work itself out, without much effort.