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Two people legally optimistic, still saying our spouse like it's a new toy.
means A recently married couple, typically within the first year of marriage and still glowing about it.
from From new plus wed, the Old English weddian meaning to pledge or vow; literally the freshly pledged, joined in the same way long before anyone monogrammed a towel.
Honeymoon spanTerm loosely covers the entire first married year.
Old rootWed once meant any solemn pledge or bet.
Threshold mythCarrying the bride dodged demons through the door.