Full 'Moon: The Illustrated & Annotated Hawai'i (Introduction)
The precise etymology of the word "honeymoon" is a matter of some debate, but my trusty Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (10th ed., 1999) suggests that the term derives "from the idea that the first month of marriage is the sweetest." If my own honeymoon experience is any indication, the first month of marriage is also the hottest, the laziest and the most likely to be smothered in pineapple. (Perhaps we should call it the Honeyham, or the Hammymoon.)
This was only the beginning.
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This was only the beginning.
Click here for Part I.
Click here for Part II.