{"id":482,"date":"2015-12-18T19:05:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T19:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/?p=482"},"modified":"2015-12-03T19:09:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T19:09:51","slug":"on-the-road-to-a-happy-ever-after","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weddingbranch.co.uk\/news\/on-the-road-to-a-happy-ever-after\/","title":{"rendered":"On the road to a happy ever after!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Talk<\/span><\/p>\n

Something about your partner bugging you? Let them know. Is something upsetting you? Talk it out. Are some of the wedding plans worrying you? Tell them! Communication is vital to a happy marriage \u2013 you should know everything there is to know about each other: all the good, the bad and the ugly. Why don\u2019t you just tell him that you really hate that jumper that he got you for Christmas? Why don\u2019t you let her know you\u2019re not happy with the amount she wants to spend on the decorations<\/a>? And why not tell him that you and his mother are just never going to get on. Because really, what\u2019s the point in not being honest with the person you\u2019re spending the rest of your life with?<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen<\/span><\/p>\n

Talking + listening = the dream team. Mostly because not many people like talking to a brick wall (or a useless equivalent), and also because talking things out between you is the best cure for any kind of problem! Being able to take on board anything that your partner says to you is a key factor of a happy marriage, and likewise for them to take on board anything you have to say. Like we said, it\u2019s all about communication! It makes things a lot easier to share your worries or problems with your loved one than keep it to yourself \u2013 you never know; they might just say something useful! (Or at least can offer a cuddle at the end of it).<\/span><\/p>\n

Compromise<\/span><\/p>\n

The point of marriage is that you share your life with the one you love. Now, that can get a bit complicated. This is where the art of compromise comes in. It starts before marriage, because it has to; if one of person in the relationship can\u2019t see themselves sharing the rest of their life with the other, then getting married isn\u2019t the right thing to do, is it now? You can\u2019t be selfish anymore \u2013 compromise is necessary to make it work! You may have wanted one thing when you were twenty years old and single, but things changed over time and you make room for the one you love, and they\u2019ll make room for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Be best friends<\/span><\/p>\n

Being totally open with each other and the art of compromise sort of link to this too: be best friends with the one you love! You\u2019ll laugh, you\u2019ll cry and you\u2019ll be able to share things you didn\u2019t think you\u2019d ever share with anyone else. Why? Because that\u2019s just what best friends do, and who in their right mind wouldn\u2019t want to live with their best friend for the rest of their lives? Answer: no one. Want to find out if your husband or wife-to-be is your bestie?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Work at it<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re sure lots of people have already told you, marriage isn\u2019t the easiest thing in the world. The wedding<\/a> is a beautiful day that you\u2019ll always remember, but it isn\u2019t all three-course meals, confetti and honeymoons from there on out. It\u2019s hard work! But don\u2019t give up too easily \u2013 there will be arguments and there will be disagreements, but with a little bit of patience, you\u2019ll get there; the good times will make up for the bad times. Trust us, you just wait and see.<\/span><\/p>\n

Know your value<\/span><\/p>\n

We\u2019re sure you do already, but you\u2019ve got to make sure that you both realise how important you are to each other! You know each other better than anyone else in the world \u2013 you know when they need you the most, and when you should give them a bit of space, and they know the same for you! It\u2019s not necessarily about saying \u2018I love you\u2019 every second of the day, it\u2019s just about knowing how special you are to each other \u2013 with no words needed to be said. Although, a nice \u2018I love you\u2019 here and there works just as well, of course!<\/span><\/p>\n

Keep up appearances<\/span><\/p>\n

Just because the wedding day has passed and you\u2019ve got the ring well and truly on your finger does not mean you should let your appearances slip. Okay, so we\u2019re not saying you\u2019re not allowed your weekly\u00a0slob-days and so on, but it\u2019s good to still make the effort every so often! Remind them how lucky they are to have you by wowing them with a new haircut, outfit or a weekend away \u2013 and it\u2019s not a bad treat for yourself either!<\/span><\/p>\n

Be realistic<\/span><\/p>\n

With all that being said, you\u2019ve got to be realistic too! Don\u2019t set high expectations on marriage being an absolute dream, and most importantly, don\u2019t set high (and impossible) expectations on your wife or husband. No, they probably can\u2019t mind-read that you wanted this not that for your Christmas present. No, they probably can\u2019t magic up an amazing meal just in time for when you step in the house. And no, they probably don\u2019t really want to give you a foot massage after a long day at work. Give your partner a break (and you might just get that foot massage out of good behaviour!).<\/span><\/p>\n

Do things together<\/span><\/p>\n

Just because you\u2019re happy enough sitting at home on your sofa, watching daytime telly that you know full well you\u2019re just watching because you can\u2019t be bothered to find the remote, does not mean that that\u2019s how you should spend every single weekend. Where\u2019s the fun in that? Plan things to do with your hubby or wife-to-be! And it doesn\u2019t just have to be at the weekends, what about a midweek date night to keep you going for the rest of the working week? Date nights aren\u2019t only for people who have just started seeing each other, married couples need date nights too. Plus, who doesn\u2019t love getting dressed up and eating something that\u2019s not a microwave meal every now and then?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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