How has life changed after marriage??

Nothing has really changed at all. He basically lived with me, at my parents house, before we were married, and because we want to save money and the economy, we are still living there. So in that respect nothing has really changed. I just like that we can now call eachother husband and wife. I call him Hubby ALL the time

well, me and DH lived together for a year and a half before we got married... so in the living together aspect, there wasnt much of an adjustment for us

BUT we bought a house right after the wedding so i'd say THAT was the biggest adjustment for us... a bigger space for DH to leave his CRAP all over the place and me to get angry about it lol

i've tried to let a lot of things just roll off my back and it has helped a lot!!

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Posted by emomma17

Nothing has really changed, we lived together prior to getting married. The only thing I can really say that may have changed is our bond it has gotten stronger..there is a stronger sense of being one than when we were just dating, now that we are having the baby it puts a whole different light on us, when I look at him I look at him as my husband and the father to be, it's pretty amazing.

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That's awesome - congratulations. I'm sure it really changes how you view DH.

DH and I did not live together b/4 the wedding...heck, we didnt even really go on vacation together either, so it was a big adjustment for us....not to mention we bought a house right b/4 the wedding...like literally the closing was 1 week b/4 the wedding So between coming home from our honeymoon and jumping straight into christmas and still finishing up the house, DH and I have been nonstop... it has its moments, but it is so awsome to just snuggle and watch TV and pass out on the couch and then walk upstair at whatever time it maybe and go to bed. It is also cool waking up in the morning and kissing DH goodbye b/4 work.

i dont know how to explain it - but it just feels like we share something special now, almost like a secret - i dont know how else to explain it....people ask 'how does it feel' and it does feel different.....even though we have been living together for 3 years there is still something that feels changed - its not quite that new feeling, but its kind of like a stronger sense of the value of our relationship - its so hard to put in words....

besides that nothing has changed yet - i think for us the biggest change will be moving - just because we will both have to adapt and adjust....and then after that of course becoming parents....im sure that creates an even more special bond - its probably like seeing your wife and husband in a new light - M*i*a i have chills for you just thinking about it!

Nik and M-i-a said it just right!

DH and I lived together for almost 2 years before we were married--so we're used to that aspect.

but there is something different....a stronger bond between us and as M-i-a said a sense of being one. it really does feel like we are our own little family now.

we just feel more in love than ever. i love that he is my husband and I am his wife. all our experiences we share seem to be more meaningful because they are part of our married life now. it really is the most amazing feeling

It really feels so wonderful to be able to call him my husband. We didn't live together before, heck we barely saw each other. And once he comes home in another week (fingers crossed) we will be living together and I think it will be an adjustment for both of us...but definitely a great journey I get to share with the person I love more than anyone.

Also like Nik and M*i*a said it feels as if there is a stronger bond between us now. I mean since we were always away from each other we relied on our communication to get us through everything and of course our love fro each other. But I honestly can say I love him a million times more than I ever did when we were dating. It just opened a whole new doorway in our relationship and we cannot wait to see what the future has to hold for us!!!!

I dont know how to explain it but it has made us a stronger unit. It is not all about me, or all about him, its about us and what is the best for US.

The other day DH came home from work and said 'Hello Family' to me and our puppy . . . and it was just a nice peaceful feeling!

My favorite part is still waking up together and going to sleep together, waking up in the middle of the night and talking and then falling right back to sleep. . . .

Ah yes - a stronger bond. We lived together too for a year and a half but the stress of the wedding got to us at times so I just feel much happier now. Its just such a state of bliss and happiness. And I agree with others - I love waking up in the morning next to DH...we always smile and hug...so corny I know but I like it!

As for the hardest adjustment - was combining bank accounts and spending habits. We are still adjusting...its hard.

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Posted by Jenn04

Ah yes - a stronger bond. We lived together too for a year and a half but the stress of the wedding got to us at times so I just feel much happier now. Its just such a state of bliss and happiness. And I agree with others - I love waking up in the morning next to DH...we always smile and hug...so corny I know but I like it!

As for the hardest adjustment - was combining bank accounts and spending habits. We are still adjusting...its hard.

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we are starting the combining of spending/bank accounts as well.

we actually decided to live on just DH's salary and put my entire paychecks into savings for a house.

its definitely an adjustment!

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Posted by KK Holiday

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Posted by Jenn04

Ah yes - a stronger bond. We lived together too for a year and a half but the stress of the wedding got to us at times so I just feel much happier now. Its just such a state of bliss and happiness. And I agree with others - I love waking up in the morning next to DH...we always smile and hug...so corny I know but I like it!

As for the hardest adjustment - was combining bank accounts and spending habits. We are still adjusting...its hard.

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we are starting the combining of spending/bank accounts as well.

we actually decided to live on just DH's salary and put my entire paychecks into savings for a house.

its definitely an adjustment!

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Yeah we pretty much do the same thing. But its just hard because he never realized what or how I much I spent on things...like getting my hair dyed, etc.

Also we split chores but DH probably does more than me because he works from home alot and has more time to do laundry, get dinner started, etc. I am guess I am lucky that he is willing to do all this and that he likes to keep a clean house!

I didn’t think anything would change to be honest because we had lived together way before. We already have a house so there was no stress about that but I can honestly say that I think marriage has made our relationship stronger. We communicate 100 x better and the both of us just seem much happier. So for right now I can say that it has been great! DH had a job change and he came to me before making his decision so we could talk it out together. I told him that I would support him 100% no matter what decision he made and he turned around to me and said it’s not just me now it’s us together and I wont make any decisions without consulting you first so I definitely see a positive difference with our relationship.

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Posted by chrispar

I didn’t think anything would change to be honest because we had lived together way before. We already have a house so there was no stress about that but I can honestly say that I think marriage has made our relationship stronger. We communicate 100 x better and the both of us just seem much happier. So for right now I can say that it has been great! DH had a job change and he came to me before making his decision so we could talk it out together. I told him that I would support him 100% no matter what decision he made and he turned around to me and said it’s not just me now it’s us together and I wont make any decisions without consulting you first so I definitely see a positive difference with our relationship.

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I think that is a great change. I think that before we would more TELL each other about what we were planning on doing and now its like well its going to affect you too so how do you feel about it and we seek out each other's support before doing it!

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Posted by ant n tilde

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Posted by chrispar

I didn’t think anything would change to be honest because we had lived together way before. We already have a house so there was no stress about that but I can honestly say that I think marriage has made our relationship stronger. We communicate 100 x better and the both of us just seem much happier. So for right now I can say that it has been great! DH had a job change and he came to me before making his decision so we could talk it out together. I told him that I would support him 100% no matter what decision he made and he turned around to me and said it’s not just me now it’s us together and I wont make any decisions without consulting you first so I definitely see a positive difference with our relationship.

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I think that is a great change. I think that before we would more TELL each other about what we were planning on doing and now its like well its going to affect you too so how do you feel about it and we seek out each other's support before doing it!

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That’s exactly it! Before he would have been more inclined to say “I’m going to do this, what do you think”? Totally different this time