A social media video that subtly captures the sweet relationship between a woman’s parents has melted hearts across the internet.
The viral video, which has been viewed more than 1.9 million times since it was first shared to TikTok on February 5, sees Matilda Marigolds’ parents dancing and flirting in their kitchen after a dinner while music plays in the background.
“My dad told me he knew two months into dating my mom that he was going to marry her,” Marigolds, who goes by @matildamarigolds on the platform, said.
“They’ve been married for 22 years.”
“And they are so precious, and they love this song a lot.”
The song playing in the background was produced and sung by the 20-year-old TikToker, who is based in Brooklyn, New York, and is currently pursuing a music career.
Newsweek reached out to @matildamarigolds for more information via email.
What Do The Comments Say?
Since it was shared to the social media platform on February 5 by @matildamarigolds, the TikTok post has been liked by more than 175,000 users and commented on more than 600 times.
TikTokers have been gushing over Marigolds’ parents and the honeymoon glow they’ve retained for two decades, as well as the song that was playing in the background.
“We love, love,” the beauty brand, Urban Decay, wrote.
A TikToker added: “Who is the artist of this beautiful song?”
“With love like that, your family is wealthy,” another user commented.
A third user shared a similar experience: “My dad says he knew on his first date. He literally invited her to meet his whole family at Easter the next day too and she said no lol”.
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“The way he’s not taking his eyes off her,” a different TikToker wrote.
The post had been captioned: “Been third wheeling since I was born tbh”
How Can You Keep the Spark Alive?
TikTokers gushing over the heartfelt post have pointed out how swoon-worthy Marigolds’ parents were as they danced together.
“I love the love in your family,” one user had commented under the post.
The musician’s parents make for a great example of how long-term couples can keep the spark alive after years together, often under the same roof.
New relationships are often brimming with mutual fascination and attentiveness, while older unions are often busied with the mundane stressors of daily life that get in the way of noticing each other’s new quirks or changes.
A good way to combat that would be in giving your partner the same level of praise and attention as you did when you first began dating, a time when you’d never fail to notice their hairdo.
“You may spend hours just staring at them, feel compelled to be with them 24/7, and experience frequent urges to give them gifts or love notes. In other words, in a new relationship, you are driven to the relationship,” Tasha Seiter, a relationship coach, wrote for Psychology Today.
“It is a common misconception that we ‘fall’ out of love, that something out of our control happens to our relationships to extinguish a passion that once burned brightly. The truth is, in a long-term relationship, it takes intention, energy, and work to keep the love alive,” she added.
Seiter advises couples to never take each other for granted, make each other feel wanted and to make a solid effort to bolster up one another’s choices and changes.
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