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  1. 1. Is marriage everything you thought it'd be ?

    • Yes, even better
      37
    • No, a bit disappointing
      8
    • I'm not sure
      12
    • Can't answer, my spouse is on VJ! :P
      3

  2. 2. I am


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Scott & Lai   12

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Better poll question: "Knowing what you know now, would you do it all over again?"

Absolutely!!

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I'm not sure how to answer that. I love her but I'm also convinced I will eventually get hypertension and die.

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It sucks.

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I had no 'grand illusions' about marriage, even as a young girl, I had no dreams about 'white weddings' or wedding dresses - - in fact, seeing my parents at work had set the bar pretty low. Yesterday

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rlogan   2,036

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It's been better than I thought. I'm 52 and had been married before, so I had no illusions. But the main reason I am pleasantly surprised is that I had no idea what a joy children would be.

Of course, when they turn out to be serial killers I'll feel differently.

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It's been better than I thought. I'm 52 and had been married before, so I had no illusions. But the main reason I am pleasantly surprised is that I had no idea what a joy children would be.

Of course, when they turn out to be serial killers I'll feel differently.

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Gemmie   142

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It's the same as I expected, I guess.

Things have happened during our first year of marriage that we never could have anticipated. Two deaths in the family, a car dying, unemployment stress, financial troubles, family conflict, an attempted suicide in the family, legal fears, potentially losing our house.. but when it comes down to it, I feel so happy with my husband and I fully believe that we can get through anything.

We're both young (23 and 26) and we've been told that we handle things so maturely, but I really don't see any other way we COULD act, because it's just a case of sticking together, and taking things one step at a time. ####### happens in life when you don't expect it, the important thing is how it's handled. If we can have the most traumatic week of our marriage so far (which we just have) and still come together with pizza and a Disney movie and laugh together (as we just have) then we'll survive. The day I don't want to come to my husband during these times is when I'll worry.

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It's the same as I expected, I guess.

Things have happened during our first year of marriage that we never could have anticipated. Two deaths in the family, a car dying, unemployment stress, financial troubles, family conflict, an attempted suicide in the family, legal fears, potentially losing our house.. but when it comes down to it, I feel so happy with my husband and I fully believe that we can get through anything.

We're both young (23 and 26) and we've been told that we handle things so maturely, but I really don't see any other way we COULD act, because it's just a case of sticking together, and taking things one step at a time. ####### happens in life when you don't expect it, the important thing is how it's handled. If we can have the most traumatic week of our marriage so far (which we just have) and still come together with pizza and a Disney movie and laugh together (as we just have) then we'll survive. The day I don't want to come to my husband during these times is when I'll worry.

this is awesome! sometimes it's hard to come together as a couple when you've always been 'just me' and some people NEVER learn how to be part of a couple... this is why people admire the way you handle things.

best wishes :yes:

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patient2010   93

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I had one like that. It's why he's my ex-husband. ;)

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thongd4me   69

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My marriage (going on 10 months soon) is everything I hoped it would be & more.

That still doesn't prevent the nostalgia remembering when my ex would greet

me when I walked through the door with a frying pan or rolling pin in the jeff-bagwell.jpgposition!

...and all that accompanied by a series of complaints

about things I screwed up that hadn't entered into my

wildest imagination until she laid them on me all at once.

Oh yes, the good old days... :bonk:

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adiiann   163

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I answered, yes. There's no perfect marriage because ideal isn't the reality. Ups and down are part of married life. I don't expect so much that's why I don't get disappointed. I learn to be contented because I accept my husband for who he is. Life isn't easy but I am happy because we both work out our life together to make it more bearable.

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