What does it take to have a successful marriage?
Being kind, caring for one another and not eating each other’s snacks — according to Klarissa Trevino’s second graders.
Trevino, a 26-year-old teacher from Texas, asked her second-grade students for their best marital guidance before her recent wedding in Las Vegas. The resulting list has since become a viral sensation, proving that when it comes to love, children may have a clearer view of the essentials than adults.
While the adults in the room might fret over mortgages or long-term compatibility, Trevino’s pupils focused on the immediate pillars of domestic harmony.
Among the top recommendations were, “get her Starbucks every day,” “give her flowers,” and “care for each other, love her and do not hurt her.”
The assignment was intended as a sweet way to involve her class in her milestone, but the depth of their responses caught her off guard.
"These are seven and eight-year-olds talking about, you know, that love isn't about hurting somebody," Trevino told NBC News. "Love is kind. So, it was really nice to kind of see how they thought. Kids are amazing."
Trevino’s husband, Omar, has already begun implementing the children's mandates. After one student insisted the couple "should go to a fancy restaurant," Omar secured a corner table at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant during their wedding trip to Las Vegas, he told NBC News.
The video documenting the advice has now surpassed 500,000 views on TikTok.
For Trevino, who has taught second grade for three years, the viral moment is a testament to the classroom bond she has nurtured. Beyond the humor of snack-sharing, the project offered a glimpse into the healthy examples the children are seeing at home.
"It made me so happy that they have homes that have shown them the true meaning of it," she told NBC News.
"Being able to get a glimpse of their version of marriage and love was very sweet,” she told People. “It made me so happy that they have homes that have shown them the true meaning of it.”
