Why the First Year of Marriage Is Not the Hardest

People say the first year of marriage is the hardest. But from my experience, the first year of marriage wasn’t nearly as hard as they say it should be.

My husband and I recently celebrated our first anniversary. When I tell people this, I’m often given a hearty congratulations. I should be proud they say. A huge accomplishment.

But one year of marriage doesn’t feel like this big achievement. Don’t get me wrong, I’m so happy to have hit this milestone. But to be honest, reaching it really wasn’t that hard.

People say the first year of marriage is the hardest. But from my experience, the first year of marriage wasn’t nearly as hard as they say it should be.

So what does this mean? Am I doing this marriage thing wrong? I really don’t think so.

If anything, I think I’m doing everything exactly right. I’ve never been more confident in my relationship or sure that I made the right decision. And everything that’s happened in the past year has confirmed that.

Committed

Flash back to one year ago, when on December 3, 2016, I said “I do.” It was a great day and an awesome celebration of our commitment to each other. But those two little words didn’t usher in a huge change. After the wedding was over, and my new…