2nd year better than the first?

I was thinking about this all day today since our one year anniversary is coming up so fast. I feel like our first year of marriage was full of adjustment and hard times. Not that the entire time was just hard but it has been hard enough.

Now that we are approaching our anniversary I can honestly say that I think that our second year of marriage will be the 'real' newlywed feeling. I feel like we have grown closer than before and have finally established a routine in our lives. I cant wait for this second year because now I know what to expect and how to deal. I think its going to be even better than the first...

Anyone else feel this way?

That makes a lot of sense.

We did have some adjusting and some trying times as well. Even though we lived together before the wedding, there were certain surprises after that kind of caught me in a loop. I am hoping for more routine and stability this year as a good leaping off point.

They always say the first year of marriage is the hardest. (Whoever 'they'is! )

I guess becuase it is when the big adjustments are, expecially if you did not live together before you were married.

I def. feel the same way and I am going to be celebrating my 1st anniversary soon as well-


This year has been an incredibly hard one for me- I lost my mom in April and had to spend many days away from home caring for her thru the end of her illness- So it was hard at time to have that 'newlwedd bliss'

Another thing is balancing friends and family that has been trying at times but i feel as if we are finally making some headway with that.

I feel that lately we are getting our selves back to normal and and def. feeling the newlywed thing. - IF that makes anysense...

I certainly hope so! I went through so many emotional (and physical preggie) changes that I think I totally lost sight of what the heck was going on....We are definitely growing closer as our anniversary approaches, and I feel more and more every day how unbelievably lucky I am to have him by my side. Noreen you know this isn't exactly how I was feeling 7 months ago....

Maybe this is why you are considered a newlywed for 2 years instead of 1!

I hope so too!! The first 4 1/2 months has been extremely challenging for us. Our living situation has been a HUGE obstacle and we honestly haven't even started being 'married' yet at all. When it's finally settled, we will be living together for the first time, and I'm sure there will be some adjustments. So if the second year is better than the first... I say BRING IT ON!!!