Aren’t weddings magical? They feel like the ending to a romantic fairy tale where our two heroes overcame so many treacherous obstacles and wound up together and will now live happily ever after. Well, that’s the feeling weddings are going for. And if you’ve never been to one and are young and naive, they can certainly come off that way. But if you’re married, you know better. This isn’t the ending, it’s just the beginning.
We’re not saying that marriage can’t be fun. In fact, it often is. It just isn’t what we were expecting. Growing up, we look forward to getting married because of the wedding. It’s essentially just a big party. But the marriage is where all the cleanup and the post-party reality settles in. Not sure what we’re talking about? If you’re ever going to get married, you will. Until then, here’s a collection of tweets that illustrate the actual realities of marriage and what you have to look forwards to…