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Wedding lunarversary: A new old way to strengthen your marriage

A Wedding lunarversary is a married couple's quiet monthly special recognition of their marriage..

Celebration and gifts

The lunarversary is celebrated on the same day each month that the wedding occurred. For example, the lunarversaries of a wedding that took place on February 22nd are celebrated on the 22nd of every month except February. In February it is the anniversary that is celebrated.

There are no gifts. The celebrants greet each other first thing in the morning and last thing at night with the words "happy lunarversary." They make sure they have at least a moment together to do something in honor of their marriage. It may be a walk in the park, a movie, a favorite meal, an embrace. . . Whatever it is; the participants recognize that what they are doing is not just for recreation, but is in honor of their marriage.

History

A Texas oral tradition is that the lunarversary was first celebrated in the early 1980's by a couple who had each experienced twenty years of unhappy marriage before their first meeting.

Robert W. Taylor documents his experiences in his memoirs. He suggests that “all newlyweds, oldlyweds, marriage counselors, social psychologists and members of the cloth” should take note: — "One of the three great causes of marital discord," he continues "is that the couple begins to take each other for granted, and the husband forgets to remember petty things like wedding anniversaries.

"Hence the lunarversary . . . Here’s how it goes. We were married on May the first. . . . The key to our marital bliss is that we celebrate the first of every month, our lunarversary. It doesn’t have to cost much or be anything special. We may go to a movie, eat out, or have a pizza at home. Whatever we do it’s our celebration of our marriage and we make sure to do it every month.

"Every first of May we turn the gear up a notch and our lunarversary becomes an anniversary. Try it and you will love each other for ever."

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