getting married next saturday!

[JVANS74]

she is always right. congrats

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[J-Bob]

Commit commit commit!
Know right now that there will be problems.
Never mention the "D" word not even jokingly.
Even when you wake up one day and you don't "feel" like you love her, make the decision to love her anyway. Love is not a feeling, its an action.
The first couple of years is hard. Stick it out.
Have fun and dont sweat the small things.
If you are Christian then tithe. Money is the number 1 reason that couples fight.
You will both make mistakes. Forgive and forget.
God is the glue that holds you together.

When you wake up a few years from now and find yourself more in love than the day you met then you know your doing it right.
Congrats and God bless!!!

^^^^^^This is good advice.

I'm only 17 years in, but to me it seems like a lot of problems are caused by a wife's expectations. So a key for a happy marriage in the long run is to manage your wife's expectations down. You are going to fight the first few years anyway as you guys are figuring out each others' boundaries and hot button issues, so that is a good time to lay the foundation by lowering her expectations of you. For example, you don't want to bring her flowers all the time. That way when you do, it will mean a lot more. If you forget her Birthday early on you will be in trouble, but you are setting yourself up for an easier time down the road because the next year when you remember, she will be impressed.

Lower her expectations of you and in the long run things will be easier and you will both be happier. Marriage is a marathon, not a sprint.

Also, have some kids. They are the best!!

[nursejenn]

^^^^^^This is good advice.

I'm only 17 years in, but to me it seems like a lot of problems are caused by a wife's expectations. So a key for a happy marriage in the long run is to manage your wife's expectations down. You are going to fight the first few years anyway as you guys are figuring out each others' boundaries and hot button issues, so that is a good time to lay the foundation by lowering her expectations of you. For example, you don't want to bring her flowers all the time. That way when you do, it will mean a lot more. If you forget her Birthday early on you will be in trouble, but you are setting yourself up for an easier time down the road because the next year when you remember, she will be impressed.

Lower her expectations of you and in the long run things will be easier and you will both be happier. Marriage is a marathon, not a sprint.

At first i was like, uh... WHAT?!? But upon further reflection, I think i may have been a victim of this philosophy!

Nice job honey.. it worked! Though its not like I had over the top expectations to begin with. I'm easy to keep happy!

[GarrettH]

COMMUNICATE everything, go in with the mindset that no matter what you will let her know what is going on, how you feel, what you want, etc. Set the same expectation for her that you have for yourself with communication. If not the chances of failing increase 100 fold.... trust me

[Pineywoodkiller]

She is wrapping some deer steak to throw on the grill this evening!

[BowOnly81]

Crown, coke and bacon wrapped deer?! You'll be fine! Lol. But seriously, surprised I only seen this once (I think) but communicate, communicate, communicate!!! You can never work out issues if y'all don't talk. First two years sucked for us as we're both hard headed but finally got past that and 8 years later, we're golden. Have fun and enjoy each other!

[law1piv]

Congrats !!! Good Luck!!!

[mjhaverkamp]

Don't ever go to bed angry... even if that means staying up until 2am when you have to get up at 5... believe me, you learn to let the little crap go a lot quicker after a couple years of that...

My Mother told me that when I got married, been married 34 years as of 4 days ago, sound advice.

[emttex]

Your right

I'm sorry

Yes dear

Never leave the toilet seat up

Don't just tell her you love her everyday...show her

Put her first or you won't last

Pray for your Marriage.

Good luck and God bless

Totally agree. I would add make sure you put God first, and make it to church as often as possible. Then when the tough times come, pray about them together.

[JPoole]

She knows how much i love being in the woods or on the lake. She enjoys it too, but not nearly as much as I do. My biggest fear is that she will not be so understanding as soon as we say I do. I've voiced this to her. we are on the same page, but it still scares me a little.

I'm getting married next May. Our future wives sound similar. Let me know how it goes. lol Good luck buddy, just remember give her enough attention the rest of the year to make up for hunting season. haha

[Twztid]

Go out this Saturday and do things you always wanted to do! Just spend one last night with the boys and live it up, it will be your last! Lmao just buy a I'm sorry card for the next day with glitter on it to match the glitter on your clothes from the professional dancers CYA!

[PYBUCK]

That is great. Good luck. Get married next Saturday, go on honeymoon, get back just in time for opening weekend. Perfect planning............. Just kidding. Make her the most important thing in your life next to God. Stand by her and trust her. Love her unconditionally and you will be happy ever after.