Marriage is NOT based on rings, cleaning, cooking and fuc.king. No ways.

Marriage is based on decision making: finances, sharing your dreams and goals and finding a way to accomplish them together.

And then there are breaking points such as cheating, substance use, failed potential(s), derailed dreams and goals.

There are also highlights of happiness (babies, home buying, travelling, etcetera).

It's NOT “happily ever after”, it's a new normal where you're learning to adjust and SHARE your life with someone who is NOT YOU.