Married couples belong to a secret society that no one is privy to before walking down the aisle. Notice how all of them relate on some level, instantly connecting through small talk. It’s because they know things that you don’t and have no intention of sharing, primarily because single people are lepers in the married community. They want you to think life is a Caribbean beach when that’s really only 10 percent of the journey. The rest is a daily routine sprinkled with bickering and a little lovin’.
Want to know what it’s really like in the Marryhood? Here a nine secrets married couples don’t tell you:
Sex takes effort.
Married people are not doing it like they thought they would be. Most newlyweds are only doing the deed twice a week.
Keep dating.
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Couples who continue dating within marriage are most successful. They don’t take the formal commitment for granted and remember what made “them” happen.
Anniversaries are actually kind of hard to remember.
Life is hectic these days and, with so much going on, after five years or so the dates just run on. Birthdays and anniversaries are must-haves with reminders on the calendar.
Daily life is so unHot.
Married life is filled with realness, like horrible morning breath, skid marks in under pants and partially attached fake eyelashes.
Passing gas is normal.
Everything once done discreetly becomes a free for all. Things like passing gas and burping suddenly occur naturally.
Grown folks take time outs, too.
Spending a lifetime together you are bound to get annoyed. When married people are irritated with one another they take time-outs. Yes, like a child.
They share friends’ business.
Yep, married people tell each other their friend’s business. It’s the reason wives are disinterested in certain friends, especially those who cheat.
They still get drunk.
They may have given up the single social scene; but, married couples are getting loose behind the screen. When living with your best friend, you don’t really need anyone else.
Some days they want to be single.
They miss the spontaneity and freedom that comes with being on your own.
For those who are married, what things changed about your relationship after you jumped the broom?
For the single folks, what do you think would be the biggest challenges with staying (happily) married?
