Exclusive | Couples swear by pole dancing to strengthen their bonds and keep the spark alive: Its like a metaphor for marriage

While most couples’ interests are poles apart, Misha and her husband, Sam, are getting down on the pole together.For the Los Angeles newlyweds, who tied the knot in August, their $1,800, 10-foot stainless steel pole is a pillar of their marriage.The couple ditched the traditional first-dance waltz for saucy flips and splits on the polished pole, stunning their 150 wedding guests.Now, the unapologetic pair’s steamy debut as husband and wife has racked up more than 300,000 views online.The 33-year-olds are part of a rising swarm of sweethearts trading pickleball, predictable movie dates and board game nights for pole dancing to keep their flames burning.In fact, men just like Sam, a 6-foot-1, roughly 230-pound hunk, are spinning circles around their wives and girlfriends on #PoleTok.

It’s the sometimes-NSFW section of social media dominated by the 400,000 guys and gals of the discipline worldwide. Some beneath the hashtag are shaking their moneymakers, well, for money — posting clips of their pole play in hopes of getting hired as in-person talent or driving new audiences to their OnlyFans pages. Others, like the unblushing bride and groom, revere pole dancing as an athletic art that strengthens their bodies and deepens their intimacy“There’s a lot of stigma around pole dancing, some people might think, ‘Oh, that’s just for strippers,’” Misha, a finance pro, told The Post.“Yes, it has sensual roots.

But there’s so much athleticism that go into it.It’s a lot harder than it looks.

We love it.”Since posting their pole-dancing videos online, the duo has been hit with a barrage of nasty comments, from digs at Sam’s sexuality to sneers at their ‘weird’ and taboo antics.But Misha and Sam, who chose to withhold their last name for privacy, aren’t phased by the flak. “A lot of people think pole is just for women.It’s strange for them to see a guy do it, especially with his [female] partner,” said Sam, an engineer, who fir...