"People think that marriage changes nothing, but it changes everything. Decisions made now have a lasting impact on the family for years to come, and what could have been decisions that were easily reversible before marriage are much more difficult after marriage. Staying employed becomes much more important, future planning becomes more about how we can afford to get pregnant soon than how we can afford to take a vacation or have a nice dinner, and lots of compromises must be made for the greater good."
"If you are a wife to a man, be prepared to be blamed for all his faults. My husband is a good man, but like many men, he's prone to see women as bottomless wells of emotional support, labor, and attention that he can tap into at will. And like most men, he is happily blind to the endless amount of things required to make the house run smoothly, and it's constant work to explain this."
"The hardest part is that you may see the other at their ugliest moments, and if you aren't 100% all in to help them through it, don't torture yourself into staying. Also, if they don't act like an adult as an adult, they will never do the adulting. Ever.."
Marriage exposes partners at their ugliest moments and demands wholehearted commitment to help each other through crises or accept leaving the relationship. Adult behavior and consistent responsibility are essential because irresponsible patterns rarely change. Marriage changes priorities: decisions gain long-term consequences, employment and financial planning become urgent, and compromises increase for family stability. Domestic labor often falls disproportionately on wives, creating emotional and practical burdens. Chronic illness and personality flaws strain marriages and require ongoing effort to manage. Many partners sacrifice personal happiness for children’s well-being and maintain relationships despite disappointment.
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