The lead couple in the article couldn't agree on a honeymoon so decided to take separate "unimoons". She went to Toronto to see friends, he headed to France to watch football with friends. Not exactly the most romantic of plans but sure did keep matrimonial harmony, according to them.
"Neither of us wanted to be where the other one was," she said. "We each came back to Dublin full of stories, buzzing of our trips and truly delighted to see each other again to share the memories: It was the perfect, imperfect honeymoon."
An online dating expert told the NYT that the idea of separate honeymoons "may signal the continued evolution of marriage".
"Given the recognition that for most couples today, marriage and partnership is considered all-consuming, with the partner needing to fulfill every role — physical, spiritual, emotional and sexual — perhaps separate vacations is a recognition among some couples that all expectations cannot be met by a single person," Jessica Carbino, who's also a sociologist for Bumble, said.