Marriage Life

After the wedding ceremony and honeymoon, you go back to your job and life as normal. But everything has changed and now you're married and you have people call you Mrs. Then you look down at your finger and realize you were't dreaming.

I still smile when I look down and see my ring, and I know that I married my best friend. I get to wake up to the same person in my bed everyday and he loves me and takes care of me when I'm sick or my depression kicks in. Communication is key for a successful marriage, this I learned the hard way in my first marriage. The first years of marriage you learn a lot about your partner and what they like to eat, what kind of music they like, or even how they sleep. Then you have kids and it may start to become a routine and somehow the communication gets lost. One day I asked an older couple that I know that has been together for 50 years "What is the secret to a long happy marriage life?" They answered "Communication and love." Most people forget that in the chaos of life without love and communication, there is no marriage. I've been with my husband four years now and I can say that I learn new things about him everyday. We often do little things such as watch a movie, go out to dinner, or just put on music and dance in our living room; small things like that remind me that I'm lucky to have him in my life. We communicate on everything from bills to work or even what we are going to eat. The love that we have for each other is strong even after four years together we laugh at the stupidest things and understand each other very well. We have our days though when we are stressed out and we snap at each other, but we remember that we love each other and we communicate with each other instead of going on our phones and letting it escalate and letting it become a fight. We take time and put the phones down and remind each other why we married in the first place.

In conclusion, my advice to newlyweds is that communication is the key to a long and happy marriage. Take time for yourself and your spouse. Find things to do together even if it's simply taking a walk together, and don't let the chaos of life take over your marriage.