Which marriage are you on? You remind me of John Kenneth Galbraith's observation that the most exhilarating time in a man's life is right after his first divorce (owtte), but I think this is not the right thread for it! Tho almost certainly Neeyik is still too dazed to take offense at anything right now.
At any rate, all us old married men are supposed to be telling him how fabulous it is to buck up his courage.
In fact, our 10th anniversary is tomorrow! I should also add that my wife has been my best friend for about 12 years, and we have the kind of relationship where we can tease each other a bit without undue results.