honeymoon phase
Initial romantic glow
The honeymoon phase is the early period of a relationship, job, or endeavor when everything feels exciting and flawless.
Problems haven't surfaced yet, or they're easily overlooked in the glow of novelty: We're still in the honeymoon phase—ask me again in six months.
The term acknowledges that this blissful state is temporary.
Also called the honeymoon period.
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- love at first sightImmediate romantic attraction to stranger
- head over heelsUtterly and deeply enamored
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
walking on air · romance · newlywed · glow · passion · excitement · idealization · blind spot · chemistry · sparks · enchantment · starry-eyed · devotion · lust · euphoria · tender · obsession · fluttering
- rom-comrom-com, romantic comedy, meet cute, meet-cute, love triangle
- Marriage Sayingshappy wife happy life, for better or worse, til death do us part, ball and chain, wedded bliss
- wedding tropesarranged marriage, elopement, runaway bride, shotgun wedding, marriage of convenience
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, friend, flirting
- infatuationcrush, infatuation, infatuated, smitten, first love
- relationship stagesmeeting, attraction, flirtation, pursuit, courtship
honeymoon phaseseven-year itch
Restlessness after prolonged marriage
end stage · comfort zone · established relationship · domesticity · the long haul
honeymoon phasedisillusionment
Bitter loss of faith
disenchantment · rough patch · bitter end · burnout · crisis point
honeymoon phasereality check
Confrontation with actual circumstances
wake-up call · eyes wide open · harsh reality · buyer's remorse · morning after
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