{"id":7161,"date":"2017-09-14T06:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T13:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7161"},"modified":"2020-07-04T02:28:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T02:28:53","slug":"stapleton-couple-best-in-denver-at-pretending-to-be-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7161","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Couple Best in Denver at Pretending to be Happy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Stapleton couple Alicia and Eric Corkery have been together for 15 years, married for 13 of those. \u201cLike every other married couple, it\u2019s a bumpy ride,\u201d said Alicia. \u201cIt starts off pretty easy, then you have kids. And no one ever tells you how hard young kids are on a marriage.\u201d Eric also understands the difficulty in keeping a relationship strong when you have kids. \u201cOur kids won\u2019t even let us speak to each other if they’re around,\u201d says Eric. \u201cThey say communication is important for any relationship. Well, if my kids are around and I try to talk to Alicia, the kids interrupt immediately. It can be very frustrating.\u201d As challenging as parenthood is to their relationship, the couple has no regrets in having kids. \u201cWe love being parents,\u201d says Alicia. \u201cSure, it\u2019s hard, but we wouldn\u2019t trade that in for anything. You just have to fight through the hard times, and enjoy the fun times you are able to have with each other.\u201d The couple believes most all couples who are married with kids go through the same struggles. However, they feel they excel as a couple in one particular area; pretending they are always really happy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe feel it’s really important for everyone to still think of us as the perfect couple they saw on our wedding day,\u201d said Alicia. \u201cWe don\u2019t want people to think less of our relationship, so we go the extra mile to make sure people view us as the relationship standard.\u201d Eric says the image is equally important to him. \u201cWe almost want it to be a situation where other people are feeling bad about their marriage,\u201d said Eric. \u201cI\u2019ll randomly post something on Facebook about how she\u2019s the greatest mother, partner, and friend a person can have. It always gets lots of \u2018likes\u2019 and comments, which makes us feel good. It really makes us feel good to know it is probably causing others to feel bad about their marriage.\u201d The couple is really good with social media, but they make sure they are acting it out in public as well. \u201cI make sure to dote on him when we are with friends, acquaintances, or just out in public,\u201d said Alicia. \u201cI want people thinking, \u2018oh my gosh. They are so in love. Why can\u2019t that be us?\u2019 Obviously, we aren\u2019t any happier than any other sane couple with kids, but we are just fantastic at pretending we are.\u201d The couple does get time away from their kids, and they are eager to take advantage of that time by posting pictures of themselves on social media. \u201cWhen we go out to dinner, we spend at least 40% of our time getting just the right photos of ourselves, and then we post them to Facebook and Instagram,\u201d said Alicia. \u201cAnother 20% of our time is spent checking out the \u2018likes\u2019 and comments on those photos. Another 20% of the time is spent discussing if we think the kids are okay, and the final 20% of the time we are genuinely enjoying each other\u2019s company.\u201d Eric says not every couple has the ability to make everyone think they are really happy. \u201cFirst of all, it\u2019s a lot of hard work,\u201d says Eric. \u201cIf it was easy, everyone would do it. But, the reality is, you have to have some narcissism in both parties. Sure, a lot of times you will have one person who is narcissistic, but to truly appear happy, you need to both have it. And most couples just don\u2019t.\u201d Alicia says another key factor in convincing people you are in a blessed relationship is energy. \u201cIt takes a lot of vitality to do this day in and day out,\u201d says Alicia. \u201cYour commitment to pretending you are happy has to be bigger than your commitment to each other. And Eric and I have that. And I truly respect him for his commitment to pretending we are happy, and I know he respects the same out of me.\u201d The couple says there is no timetable on how long they will put their effort in pretending they\u2019re Stapleton\u2019s happiest couple, but they\u2019re not looking to slow things down. \u201cWe’re really happy with our pretend relationship,\u201d says Eric. \u201cOur real life one is okay too, but we really enjoy being a big part of our fake relationship.\u201d However, I think most people would prefer the couple ends the fake relationship and just keeps the real one going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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