# honeymoon phase (upkeep)

*Ordinarily means:* the early, blissful period of a new relationship

a short period after a connection forms during which the connection parameter drifts up, placing the connection far from its lower boundary so that maintenance is minimal, creating the illusion that the connection is deep inside its window

- Computed level: L15 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: bonds and their maintenance

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [coupling](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-coupling.connection), [parameter](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-parameter.condition), [drift](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-drift.aimless), [window](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-window.range), [boundary](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-boundary.limit), [maintenance](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-maintenance.upkeep)

**Through:** the connection parameter drifts up, moving the connection away from its lower boundary and making less work to keep it inside its window

**Novel properties:**
- temporary uplift of connection
- illusion of deep window placement

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*Canonical: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-honeymoon-phase.upkeep*  
*Structured data: https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-honeymoon-phase.upkeep.json*  
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