Are you married? Are you happy? Are you married and happy at the same time? If the last one seems to be a tricky question, you need to reshuffle your marriage cards a little to see if you can find what has long been lost. And it’s worth giving a try.

Anvesha and her husband, Nikshay Malhotra, are confused by people for a newly married couple. But the twist here is that this couple’s marriage is now three years old and they have a one-and-a-half-year old child as well.

They still hold hands whenever they go out for a movie or for a walk, hug each other when they are ecstatic about something (and it doesn’t seem to matter where they are), care for each other so much that it easily shows…they always seem to be so much in love with each other. The lovey-dovey pair still kisses each other goodnight and good morning. Simply die-hard romantics they are, aren’t they? They are the perfect example to convey that you need not try to inject romance in everyday life, once married.

Romance often has to take a backseat owing to pressures in everyday life. Work pressure on a daily basis makes husbands irritated and they get nagged; their better halves grumble about being undervalued and taken for granted, and feel unacknowledged.

When asked his ways of keeping their relationship so dynamic, Nikshay chirps, “I know what she loves and what irritates her. I take care of her likes and dislikes, so does she. We love being kids when we are together. I treat her like a princess and end up feeling like a prince myself.” So is it as simple as it sounds? “Of course,” Anvesha adds her side of story, “We are like best of buddies. Only we know how much we had to struggle to reach to this level of getting a chance to live with each other. So it comes naturally. We respect this relationship and know how important a role we play in each other’s lives.”

After a long session of talking to the happily married couple, we have put the conversation in a nutshell in the following points. These are few of the ways Anvesha and Nikshay do to keep their relationship alive.

Breakfasts, dinners and long drives: Since both are working (Nikshay is a bank manager and Anvesha is a journalist), the only times they can catch up with each are the early mornings and evenings. And they make full use of it. She makes his favourite breakfast every morning (and, at times, he helps her too in the kitchen; romantic, isn’t it?) and they chit chat over the breakfast table before leaving for work.

After a long and hard day at office, he makes sure she doesn’t enter the kitchen to prepare dinner, every day; Nikshay takes her out for dinner at least twice a week, which is followed by a long drive. A miraculous way of saying he cares!

Listen: As simple as a piece of cake! And this is what they do. Anvesha pours out every detail of her day and Nikshay loves to listen to her narration. And she is as patient when he recounts his day’s activities. They talk. They advice. And they hear each other out.

Simply hugs and kisses: Another way of expressing love and care for each other. Hugs and kisses, especially between a married couple, have the reputation of ending up with love-making. But that is a mere perception here. Nikshay and Anvesha hug each other and that is strong enough an act to communicate a wealth of emotion and support, each of them ask for, from each other. After all, this is what they need at the end of the day.