What is a honeymoon?

This entry describes a honeymoon as the trip or secluded stretch many couples take after the wedding, and also as the name people give to an early period of high goodwill. It separates the holiday, which has a cost and an end date, from the expectation that the same mood will continue once ordinary work resumes.

What this entry does not do

It does not plan a trip or say that a marriage needs a honeymoon in order to be real.