After marriage, is it better than when you were dating?

United States
January 2, 2007 11:23pm CST
My husband and I get along quite well for the most part. I have heard many complaints on how life changes after you marry the person you love. I recently came across a friend of mine and she complained non-stop on how she wishes she would have just lived with her husband instead of marrying him. I agree things were easier before marriage. There were no tensions, no bills, no kids, no chores that HAD to be done right away. But is it truly worse to be married or is it just different? I would like some different point of views on this because I just don't see how things got so bad just because of marriage. Yes, I'll be the first to admit that it got harder and was more challenging but it is all worth the while isn't it? I love my husband very much so and I love my children. Isn't it a better environment to have a happy marriage instead of wishing on things that are in the past? What do you think? Am I the only one who thinks marriage is better than 'dating'?
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• India
21 Jan 07
this is the tendency of human being that he want be free from birth.ant same freedom we have to lose after getting married,because there comes so meny responsiblity with a married life.well that is my thinking there are so many persons those who are saying that they enjoy their married life.
@zaratoga (83)
• Indonesia
3 Jan 07
I'm also the person who loves my family after my marriage. I have a love husband and child who are very love me and I'm very enjoy to be a mom and wife. It's my big interest to know my child needs me for feeding and my husband needs my help for his cloth before go to the office, I love to stay in home than to go everywhere without unclear gain because I have good environments. Family for me is my spirit and it's happiness things to have them.
@Tanya8 (1733)
• Canada
3 Jan 07
Initially I found being married better than when we were dating. Even though I couldn't have imagined being happier, somehow we were. We did wait 5 years to have kids, however, so we had a lot of time to enjoy life together, before things got very busy and difficult. I've heard that the hardest time in a marriage, is during the first year of the second child's life. That was definitely true for us, but we went in expecting life to be stressful and knowing that we wouldn't always agree on issues related to the kids. That seemd to help us through. Now that our kids are ages 4 and 7 and more independent, we have more opporunity to enjoy each other's company again.
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• India
3 Jan 07
courting period doesnot involve commitment,responsibility,chores,daily seeing the same face ,dependence but when it comes to marriage allt his are much features with added responsibilites of kids which makes it different.it is not bad but it is different.during courting period the time u get for each other u fully dedicate it to eachother but after marriage all commitments need time so the time gets shared.thats the difference but love becomes more strong after marriage.
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@shashi792 (141)
• India
3 Jan 07
youand ur husband atleast get along quite well for the most part. I have heard many complaints on how life changes after you marry the person you love.but in ur case .i find no major prob .as per ur friend u have the answer right there and she wishes she would have just lived with her husband instead of marrying him.
• United States
3 Jan 07
Any relationship, marriage or not, takes a whole lot of work. My advice to most on getting married is simply, DON'T. People usually go into relationships because they are attracted to one another, not thinking of anything more than that. There aren't too many people who don't. What changes when you get married is after the wedding, it's no longer "the" day anymore. The excitement is gone, what now? That's when the downward spiral sets in. If you can make it through at least the first 5 years, your doing pretty good. It does NOT get easier. As for your questions, yes, it is worth while. No, you are not the only one who thinks marriage is better than dating. A good relationship takes mutual respect, love (alot), trust, and long suffering of one another. I have been happily and unhappily married for 15 years. We have been through so much. But, I can honestly say that I am in no way funned out yet. I love my husband and I'm in love with my husband more so now than when we first hooked up.
@SnIcKasS (1375)
• Israel
3 Jan 07
Well, since I'm not married, I'll tell you the thing that my mom always says: I wish you were never born. HA. When we dated it was much better, no routines, nothing, just dating and surprising each other, being creative and romantic. As for the "I wish you were born", I was only sinicle sweetheart. Yep, that's my Mom XD
• United States
3 Jan 07
That's a hurtful remark for anyone. Don't hold something like that in. Find a way to work it out with her, so she can understand the harm that statement can do to you. Have you considered seeing if your Mom would talk about that statement with you in a support group or counseling. I say this because I specialize in depression aware and things like this cause problems for children who are exposed to that kind of talk. It may be blown off as harmless, but it's not. Talk about it, but don't be confrontational
• United States
3 Jan 07
i was married once before and it was horrible things where great b4 we got married. But with him i think it was just he started showing his true colors after the I DO's because it was a new control for him or so he thought. I have been with my new hubby for 2 years now iand i think marriage is great had you asked me when i married my first husband i would have told you i hated it but it matters on who you are married to and if you really really love them and well i Am madly in love with my hubby and i think marriage is AWSOME. Like you said it is still a lot of hard work and comprimising but it is worth every second of it.
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@kylesmiles (1910)
• United States
3 Jan 07
I love being married. After we got married, I noticed that people respected us as a couple. It was weird... I can't explain it... I do miss the days when we were dating... it was new and exciting. But that's the only thing I miss about "dating" my husband! :) My husband and I get along very well too. We have a lot in common as well as our own interests. I love that he likes to stay home, rather than go clubbing or partying... I also love that I can trust him completely!
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
3 Jan 07
I would say it depends what you make of it and how your Relationship is and I am glad you take that attitude and as long as you do yes it will be better then dating
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@forjosie (1544)
• Indonesia
4 Jan 07
you mus remember, Married is two different personality in one home. It takes several time that can be understand for each other.
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• India
4 Jan 07
it is better that u live with your lover after marridge.It is more safe for u & also for your future.
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@slimes (353)
• Ukraine
3 Jan 07
Marriage is the best thing that can happen in a responsible man's life to have the greatest privacy in settling with beloved family
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• India
3 Jan 07
no, its not better. u marry that person whom u loved eternally, the princess of ur dreams... marriage bonds both partner to whole of there life .. and thats true.. if there is love.. u can steer a long way!
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@prasanta (1948)
• India
3 Jan 07
Everything is not for everyone. Again, the same thing has diferent influences on several persons. Naturally, the opinion varies. However, believe it or not, things go in the same way as they are supposed to go, even after marriage.
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• United States
3 Jan 07
Obviously there is less stress when things are new. You set into a pattern of how things are, and people get comfortable. Noone wants things to be that way. we stop trying like we did when we were dating. We stop dressing up and doing the little things for our spouses. I dont think it is just cause your married. jUst that you stopped trying to keep things new.
• United States
3 Jan 07
Things do change after marriage but,I would not necessarily say that dating is better because their is no comitment or stability when you date.things are easier before marriage but things are worth working on in a marriage.life is not a bowl of cherries.I don't think things get bad because of marriage it just may seem that way.it is alot better enviroment to have a happy marriage the people who blame things on marriage are the people that have changed after marriage that is why those people liked dating better because when they were dating they did not change but after marriage they did for some reason.
• United States
3 Jan 07
marriage is a beautiful thing, I think what most people have problems with is finacial situations, because getting married means both couples will have to put up more money then what they are used to putting up, which means you can't do as much then what you are used to doing, because there are more expenses to take care of.
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• Philippines
3 Jan 07
i have never been married!
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3 Jan 07
I don't see how things would have been easier to live together and not be married... it's just a paper. If you have the committment when you are living together, then what is the difference? I feel it's important for me to be married but I don't think I felt any more stress, etc. after I got married.
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