hey Michelle has everything today hey Lindsay I'm good how is everything with you I'm feeling great
I'm feeling great what's going on today in this episode for our listeners yeah well today we're
talking about honeymoons um do most people you know go on a honeymoon do you think it's
very common to go on a honeymoon and what is a honeymoon oh my gosh I think it's super common
to go on a honeymoon although in my mind back in the 90s everyone like left for their honeymoon
right after their wedding so that's what I saw in the movies yeah like father of the Bronx how
did you know that's what I was thinking of yes exactly they leave and then it's like everybody
runs out and they go right away yeah yeah but you know what my friend Emma did that and I asked her
about that I was like it seems like no one does it anymore they do it maybe months later a year
later whenever they want and I said wasn't that stressful planning a wedding and packing for a
honeymoon and planning the whole thing back to back yeah that's all and she said she just had
support from her family and help with packing and storing suitcases and just the logistics of
a wedding day Michelle or insane yes did where did she go oh I don't know I think somewhere in
the Caribbean or it was years ago that was 2009 when they got married so well so what's what some
people do is so this is what we did is um I mean we got married and then our honeymoon and remember
yeah I went to India on my honeymoon oh that was her honeymoon I didn't know your Indian trip was
your honeymoon that was our honeymoon oh okay okay it just worked out we had a friend who was getting
married and it was right after our wedding and we weren't gonna do like two giant trips yeah we
knew we wanted to take advantage of going to this wedding in India and so we were like that's our
honeymoon so we got married in September and our honeymoon I think was I think we left in January
February so it was a long time after but what we did is we did now they also have and this is
another thing I wanted to teach was Mini Moon so it's like sometimes if you don't want to do
the big trip right away you might do like I we I mean we literally did we got married in Baltimore
Maryland and we did at them at this place in DC we just stayed like two nights just at a hotel just
so that it could be nothing stressful but just something to like oh it's fun to to do something
to celebrate um oh for sure I did the same thing yeah it has fallen we had a big moon uh right
after we went to Mexico City and then we had a real honeymoon yeah we went to Argentina uh and so
I think you're right I think after the whole thing like a wedding it's such a big deal that you need
something to relax into just going right back to work uh non-starter right right how long was there
Mini Moon uh like four or five days nice so that's so that's a perfect thing and then you had the and
then Argentina was how many months later well that was like three months later so we actually needed
time to really properly plan it you know and tie up all the plans I couldn't imagine planning a
huge trip like Argentina while planning a wedding just no right and it's kind of nice because it's
like two big things to look forward to that yeah like instead of everything like because I feel
like if I did it all at once then I'd come home and be like all over it's all over now I'm just
a married lady you know yeah although I was kind of relieved when all the wedding stuff was over
and we got home from Mexico City I was like yes no more planning I'm just I can just live
my life now you know it's so true it's so true so guys that's what we're talking about today
um so um we are also going to I also wanted to mention there's also baby Moon yes what's that
Michelle so that's common too now yeah we did sometimes people do really extravagant things
for a baby moon it's like usually when um you know one of the people in is uh is pregnant and
going to uh so there's a vacation that you can take while right while waiting for the baby and
uh so it's kind of I think of it as maybe like a last hurray because it's harder to travel a
little bit when you have kids um so it's kind of a way to relax and do something so we did I
think we did Rhode Island okay we weren't gonna do lobster rolls or pizza Rhode Island so we we did
I don't know just like a few days but sometimes people do really big things but we weren't able to
um at that time but uh yeah baby moon is another one so yeah so today we're really talking about
um you know this idea of honeymoons and things like that um but before
we get into it a little more I wanted to direct you guys to a couple other episodes
um one is about travel so it's episode 1203 flying how to ask for a seat swap in English so maybe if
you're going on a big trip you should listen to that one yes or 1868 is she the one how to
comment on someone's love life in English you know I'm excited to talk about honeymoon here today
Michelle because it's not just about the trip right this phrase is used in so many ways even
in business with a new job all sorts of ways that our listeners are going to find really applicable
if they're not necessarily getting married right right oh yeah this is this is not just like oh
for lovebirds right maybe that should be our title not just from love not just for love birds right
um so anyway um we're gonna talk about this these Expressions so what's one expression that you can
use with honeymoon Lindsay I love this because again this can be used in so many places so
the first one is the honeymoon phase all right so Michelle what is a honeymoon face I better
listeners could guess right right so this is not only about real Honeymooners right uh in general
this is this idea that things are new everything you know you get started with something it's new
it's exciting uh things that things are generally pretty happy um and it's this time you know before
things kind of settle in so like this I mean let's a couple of examples I mean with a marriage
right you might say oh they were in the honeymoon phase for three years but then they started having
marital troubles uh-oh right so you can obviously talk about this regarding a relationship right
and it's not just when someone has gotten married and then they have a honeymoon phase that could be
true but in most couples I think in the US I think a lot of couples live together and date for a long
time before they even get married and so for most people I think their honeymoon phase is more at
the beginning of like living together or dating does that make sense would you agree with that
yeah I think so because yeah I was already living with Dan before uh we got married so nothing
really like it's funny I mean for you too do you feel like anything really changed when you made
it yeah exactly it's like it's I guess it's just different if you already live together so yeah
I mean only fun thing is that you can call that person your husband your wife you know it's kind
of fun yeah sign your marriage certificate I mean maybe you can talk with more confidence around
buying like homes together in the future plans are more so I don't know but not much changes
um I remember oh sorry go ahead no no I want to hear your story I was going to say I remember when
we were on our on our Mini Moon uh right after we got married I remember we went to a really nice
restaurant and afterwards I was waiting for Dan I think he was in the bathroom or something and
I was waiting for him and somebody said oh are you waiting for the bathroom and I said oh no I'm just
waiting for my husband and it felt so fun to say that word so that's kind of exciting but other
than that yeah yeah it's weird it feels for me those words feel very um very old-fashioned kind
of but there's no other words for a thing you know really there aren't too many you could say
partner which is also very common even for married couples these days but there's not
a whole lot of vocabulary around that but maybe that's for another day Michelle here's a question
did you have a honeymoon phase for aller's English for your work at all ears English oh
um well I mean I still feel like I don't know you're still in the honeymoon phase no I really
like podcasting I I don't think that there's ever a time I feel like I'm very lucky like I
don't feel that there's ever a time even all these years later where I get on the mic and
I'm like oh I have to get on the mic I actually exactly genuinely enjoy it so I I in many ways
I think it's kind of different because I really feel that I found you know something it suits me
yeah so I don't I can't imagine getting on and then being I don't know I I do think I'm just
totally excited what about you I feel the same way there's nothing like the feeling that you
found your craft yeah right you know what I mean that you found the thing that you love to do and
it gives you energy and I hope all our listeners find that but for some jobs you know for example I
guess we have a sample sentence here Michelle you want to read that one and we'll move into talking
about this in a job sure so you could say she loves her job now but it's only been a month so
she's still in the honeymoon phase yeah so this can happen I mean you know any job we do things
that we don't love right there's some tasks we have to do that we don't love and maybe we could
be in a honeymoon phase about those tasks maybe right right right exactly there's always going to
be parts of you know things that aren't as fun to do in a job as other parts right like but but you
know it's all it's all part of it so um but yeah you can definitely have a honeymoon phase and a
job I mean or like I said in our in a regular relationship just for a second you know not in
not even being married you know you could say oh they've been dating for three months so they're
still in the honeymoon phase but I actually think they have a good chance of being in it
for the long haul yes yeah you know let's see if we can think of some examples in our lives
you know of where we might be in a honeymoon phase with anything Michelle I could say that you know I
just started taking an online course uh a business course and you know when I first got it I'm still
kind of in the honeymoon phase but I'm feeling faint feelings of like moving out of it right
because when I first got it I said okay I'm gonna every night I'm gonna study this course after you
know after going to the gym after eating dinner take a shower I'm gonna sit down and study for an
hour or two and do this course and it's getting a little harder to do that now it's starting to
wear off so the honeymoon phase I'm moving out of it okay okay yeah well that's fair I mean if it's
something I mean especially with a busy schedule right you can I think a lot of times you know with
learning something new uh that that can happen you reach a little bit of okay yeah it's true
it's true what about you are you in a honeymoon now or moving out of a honeymoon for anything
um I can't think of an example right off the top of my head but
um I mean because I've been in my I've been in my apartment for a long time what about in New York
what about in New York did you have a honeymoon phase when you moved there as a young professional
yeah I mean I think definitely at first you know you want to explore everything right away and then
it's true then at some point I mean New York never really gets boring but at some point like you know
you think oh I'm gonna be doing stuff all the time and at some point it is you know real life
and sometimes you don't want to go out and so in some yeah that's kind of a good example Lindsay
yeah yeah for sure but if you live in a place you love the truth is uh maybe the honeymoon lasts
forever I mean yeah I love Colorado I love Denver I love the amount of sunshine we get here I love
how friendly people are and so I haven't noticed a huge drop off because I like my life here it's
a great place to live so how long have you been there now since 2019. oh wow I didn't realize
it was that long I know it's crazy Michelle yeah anyways so all right so what else might we hear
are there other ways that we might say this people might bring this concept into a conversation yeah
you might hear just to throw out you could hear you know a honeymoon phase uh honeymoon stage
um or even honeymoon period so just a it might not always be like just the honeymoon or the
phase stage period all of those are good yeah I love it so let's do a role play for our listeners
to show them how we use this all right all right let's do it so you are telling me about your new
relationship oh okay so I'm ready so here we go so how's everything going with you guys it's actually
really really great oh wow that's awesome how long has it been well maybe six months but I'm a little
worried that we're still in a honeymoon phase we haven't had any real issues or had to solve any
problems well enjoy it maybe it's just easy which is how relationships should be it might not be a
honeymoon stage maybe things are just that good true that would be great I'm really happy so maybe
not just the honeymoon period yeah I mean I feel like when you're in a good relationship there's
not a ton of drama at least that's my experience right so yes I I do agree I think when things are
easy that's you know a sign that things are good however I also do agree that it is like until
you start going through some real life yeah uh together maybe you know I think that you have to
kind of go through a lot of different situations in life together to test out that honeymoon phase
oh yeah 100 uh high pressure situations I've always said you have to travel with the person
you should try to travel as quickly as you can to a country that speaks a foreign language within
like I'd say within the first six months if you can right not everyone can if you can because then
you really do learn a lot about someone how they handle awkward situations stressful situations
when they don't know the language right right exactly uh you have to see how somebody reacts in
a lot of different situations like you said Under Pressure are they nice to waiters and waitresses
things like yeah yes oh my gosh there's so much or or when you get to renting together moving
in together all sorts of decisions negotiating mortgages oh my gosh Michelle but anyways what
I find interesting about this what I think is our takeaway for our listeners is that it's not
just about love here guys take a concept from Love and we expand it out to work the business
World any project anything you're really doing could have a honeymoon period that's right that's
right should we go through the role play oh yeah I forgot let's do this here we go all right so
uh you said I'm a little worried we are still in a honeymoon phase we haven't had any real
issues okay yeah and I could have said I'm a little worried we're still in the honey hot
phase either one or okay okay yeah and then you said let's see it may not be a honeymoon