But at the eight-year mark, I feel I can look back and supply a few tips towards a happy marriage.
Your partner is NOT always right. But doing two hours of internet research and providing a PowerPoint presentation on why YOU are, will not please your significant other.
Don't ask for marriage advice on the internet.
Men, clean your whiskers off the vanity. The vanity is white. Whiskers are not, and you and only you put them there.
HOWEVER, women, please don't get mad at us for sink whiskers if you continually leave makeup smears and residue on said vanity. I feel this is the whisker equivalent.
It doesn't take a big romantic gesture to add a little romance, try emptying the dishwasher next time you go to put a spoon in and it's full and clean, instead of sneaking off and stashing said spoon elsewhere until someone else does the unload.
It may be just the romance your spouse is looking for.
Just because you took the rubbish bag out last time, doesn't mean you are "owed" a spousal return of the favour. It's okay to take the rubbish out twice in a row! Three times is pushing it, and at four you're a saint and become a Knight or Dame.
Make sure you buy partner-appropriate presents. Just because you want a drone with a camera to take beach selfies, doesn't mean she, or he, will appreciate the same thing as a Valentine's gift.
Try to find their love language and buy a gift that suits on those special occasions.
Most of all, say "I love you". It can be an easy one to forget, but it's a really easy one to do. Eight years of marriage, I love you Sarah, here's to eight more!
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