{"id":11939,"date":"2026-09-20T09:21:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=11939"},"modified":"2026-09-20T09:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:21:23","slug":"philosophy-expert-shares-the-weird-sign-that-someone-is-happily-married","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humorsidehub.com\/?p=11939","title":{"rendered":"Philosophy expert shares the \u2018weird\u2019 sign that someone is happily married"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s not the way we were taught to see love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many ways to evaluate your marriage to determine whether you\u2019re truly happy. Does it mean that you don\u2019t fight very often? Does it mean that it\u2019s filled with passion? Does it mean that you have no desire to be with anyone else? Is it because you have all of your business affairs in order, or is that the marriage is safe and predictable?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, like any relationship, there\u2019s an ebb and flow to marriage where even the most perfect relationship has its ups and downs. Popular TikTok philosopher and Substack writer Julian de Medeiros recently shared an easy way to figure out if you, your spouse, or someone you know is in a happy marriage. He says it goes back to a quote by French author Michel de Montaigne: \u201cIf there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd what he meant is that love is a good starting point,\u201d de Medeiros explains. \u201cBut if you want to be together for a long time, you have to become best friends. In fact, you could have been best friends to begin with and then fallen in love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s the secret to a happy marriage?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also points to author Dr. Seuss to elaborate on the importance of friendship in a marriage. Seuss writes, \u201cWe are all a little weird, and life\u2019s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Seuss\u2019s view, unconventional quirks and characteristics bring people together. When everything that makes you unique in the world is either shared by your partner or cherished by them, it creates a bond and a common language that is impossible to duplicate. This \u201cmutual weirdness\u201d is also a powerful quality that helps people weather life\u2019s storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post resonated with many of de Medeiros\u2019s followers, who shared the benefits of having a marriage based on mutual weirdness. \u201cMy husband and I mutually hate everyone else. It\u2019s the best relationship I\u2019ve ever been in,\u201d Kacie wrote. \u201cMy husband is weird, so am I. We made four weird kids,\u201d Megan added. \u201cWhen something weird or funny happens to me, I can\u2019t WAIT to call or text my husband to share it with him. Been happily married for almost 30 years,\u201d Pharmtech commented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=FDlb8qJ7Akg%3Ffeature%3Doembed\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some also noted that even though Seuss may have some thoughtful things to say about love, he wasn\u2019t the most incredible husband. \u201cUnfortunately, Dr. Seuss is a terrible role model for marriage,\u201d Missy wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What actually breaks couples up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, as people age passion will wane in the relationship. Couples who have all the money in the world can still be miserable. Children may bring joy in the long run, but they can make marriage more stressful. But breaking a couple up is hard when their foundation is built on true friendship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd that\u2019s what a happy marriage is. It\u2019s the highest form of friendship,\u201d de Medeiros ends his video. \u201cIt\u2019s finding someone who feels like your best buddy, like the person you wanna have around you all the time. The person you can\u2019t live without. That\u2019s what makes a happy marriage, being best friends.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s not the way we were taught to see love. There are many ways to evaluate your marriage to determine whether you\u2019re truly happy. 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