What makes a happy marriage?

My wife and I celebrated seven years of marriage this September. As many of our friends sent us congratulatory messages, a friend of my wife asked me if I was truly happy. I asked her why.

“I met person X and they said that to have that kind of happiness and you’ve been married for less than 10 years is a lie. He said you and Turi must be hiding something. Nobody is that happy.”

“What gives them the impression that I am happy?” I asked.

“Well, they see you.”

“Then they see right. I am happy.”...