Mawwiage

My hubby and I (see right) are celebrating our seventh anniversary this Monday and I know there are a lot of newlywed/engaged bloggers out there, so thought I’d pass along some marriage advice that I try to keep in my head and in my house.

The secret to a happy marriage is two TV's (no seriously, it's true)

Communication is the key

Never compare your marriage to others

Accept that both of you are imperfect

Love your husband, but do not wrap yourself up in your husband

Life will get stressful. It always does. Commit to making time to do fun things together.

My generation (and I think many girls) were/are raised to think that marriage is supposed to be this prince charming, whisk me away into happily ever after event, but I think it’s not that simple and extremely unrealistic. But before I get push back from that, I offer this disclaimer: I know there are some out there that may be lucky enough not to have to work at it, but most of us do!

Remember, there’s no such thing as the perfect marriage and it takes a lot of work to make it! Just because you have to work at it doesn't mean it wasn't meant to be or any of that crap. One of the best book’s I’ve ever read about love and marriage is Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff in Love. It gives some great, basic ideas about how to keep it together!