When we first caught up with the couple in the show\u2019s debut season, more than seven years after Humphrey declared his love for Martha in the middle of a London restaurant, we learned that he had, in the interim, \u2018put a ring on it\u2019, to quote Beyonc\u00e9. <\/span><\/p>\n And after very nearly going their separate ways<\/a> in the finale when the strain of an unsuccessful IVF run<\/a> created a substantial gulf between them, the pair fought for one another and were, in time, able to piece their relationship back together<\/a>.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cNow that they\u2019ve both settled, they\u2019re in a good place,\u201d Sally Bretton told RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press before season 2 arrived. \u201cThey\u2019re not going through the mill like they were in that first season.\u201d<\/p>\n Kris Marshall went on to discuss the \u201ctogetherness and the strength of Humphrey and Martha as a couple\u201d, which was \u201cpart of the attraction of doing the spin-off in the first place\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re a very good match, and they don\u2019t have expectations of each other, they just let each other exist,\u201d he explained. \u201cThey\u2019re very strong because of that.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd their relationship is not without challenges, and it\u2019s certainly not the most orthodox relationship at times, but they are a brilliant couple and they have a lot of fun, and that really comes through in this season.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re a lot more settled now and turning their focus to where they can help other people.\u201d<\/p>\n But it wasn\u2019t until the social worker raised the question of marriage that Humphrey or Martha considered actually tying the knot anytime soon, which doesn\u2019t exactly scream romance.<\/p> Humphrey booking their wedding, which is happening in just a few weeks, without first consulting Martha \u2013 news which was sprung on her immediately after a rather frosty conversation with her mum \u2013 feeds into that further.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Hannah said, about us not being married, got me thinking,\u201d he said. \u201cWhy aren\u2019t we? What\u2019s stopping us?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d she responded. \u201cWe just haven\u2019t gotten around to it, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n On paper, it all sounds so flat and functional, like they\u2019re deciding whether to have decking installed in Anne\u2019s garden, or whether they should give the boat a makeover.<\/p>\n Humphrey then accidentally handed Martha a document detailing their upcoming log burner service, before quickly swapping it for details about their nuptials.<\/p>\n Again, it all sounds<\/em> deeply naff and horribly unromantic. But in the moment, Humphrey\u2019s gesture, performed with such sincerity by Marshall, was far more romantic than it had any right to be.<\/p>\n \u2018Smooth\u2019 and \u2018assertive\u2019 aren\u2019t words typically associated with Humphrey Goodman, but he ticked both of those boxes in that instance, while still being his usual sweet, goofy self (it wouldn\u2019t be a quintessential Humphrey gesture without an unintentional comedy blunder thrown in there).<\/p>\n And while it wasn\u2019t exactly \u2018orthodox\u2019, neither are they, as previously noted by Marshall, so who needs conventional anyway?<\/p>\n It\u2019s also worth noting that after two previous seismic gestures \u2013 Humphrey abandoning his life in Saint Marie for Martha, and his wife-to-be tracking down the detective in the Caribbean in a last-ditch attempt to save their relationship \u2013 the understated nature of this moment, which still somehow managed to be utterly perfect and idyllic, was exactly the right fit for the duo.<\/p>\n And the fact that Humphrey knew instinctively what Martha not only wanted but needed without her having to say a word also showcases how in sync they are with one another.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n But more than that, this isn\u2019t just<\/em> about their relationship, it\u2019s also about becoming parents. Marriage is undoubtedly a huge commitment, deepening their ties to one another both emotionally and legally, but welcoming a child, possibly more than one, into their lives is both the ultimate responsibility and a display of complete devotion to one another.<\/p>\n And that\u2019s heightened when you consider that for some time, not being able to conceive a child not only signalled the end of their parenting journey, but their relationship altogether.<\/p>\n![\"Humphrey](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/humphrey-martha-beyond-paradise-03ac689.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Beyond")
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