It’s not polite, but it’s not unusual for wedding guests to try to look for clues as to whether the couple will stay together, or whether they’ll just become another divorce statistic. It seems that those hunches might not be baseless.
Consider the post by a wedding photographer on the social news aggregation website Reddit. With a portfolio of more than a hundred weddings, the photographer – who goes by the user name Modern Day Cinderella – says there are a few signs you can see on the big day that can help you predict the longevity of the marriage. These clues include the way the couple look at each other, the language they use about each other in meetings before the wedding, the manner in which they cut the cake and the way their families behave.
But surely it’s not so simple? There is a lot of stress at a wedding and couples interact in different ways. Happy couples – successful couples – are those who do what it takes to make their relationship successful. There is more to it than meets the eye.