6 Fun And Slightly Unusual Wedding Speech Ideas

Wedding speeches are a dime a dozen, yet choosing the right one can be a time-consuming, rigorous exercise. You can choose to either blend in or stand out.

In the case that one chooses to stand out, what’s the way forward? This is the problem as many people do not know how to write a maid of honor speech or best man speech. But who says one must write a formal speech?

There are other creative ways to go about it that will leave everyone pleasantly surprised and talking about it for years to come. For inspiration, we have 6 of the best unusual and creative wedding speech types here, and see this website for more ideas.

1. Quiz format speech

This always turns out to be a funny wedding speech types. The speech is in the form of a quiz conducted on a round table of guests. An MC coordinates this speech. The wedding party and the couple come up with a list of questions about the couple. Guests will be well asked at random on answers to these questions. This type of speech is an inclusive, interactive and real icebreaker. Guests go home knowing a little more about the couple and feeling important to have contributed. The first time we happened on this unusual wedding speech type, we fell in love.

2. Open mic style

Ever been to an Open Mic night? This is an even funnier mimicry. But as much as it’s fun, it’s one of the very riskiest wedding speech formats. We’ll tell you why. The couple will choose family and friends who are confident to anchor speeches. These people will ask guests who have something to say about the couple to raise their hands. They’ll be well invited to the mic to say their bit, with time allotted. This is where it gets risky, as such free for all speech could go south easily. So it’s always advised to pick your MCs carefully. But asides that, it’s so much fun.

3. Toast to a song

Not every couple is big of the written or conventional wedding speech format. And that’s okay, but we must remember the importance of giving speeches at weddings. Asides reminiscing about the couple, it’s also an opportunity to thank the guests and pass other information. So, like it or not, speeches can’t be quite skipped. What to do? Toast to a song. Have the best man handle it. Get the DJ to play an appreciation song and the wine passes round, then thank the guests. Pass on the information in the process and end it with a toast. This is an act of killing multiple birds with one stone.

4. Song or rap

To do a wedding speech song or rap, you must be extra creative. Bring in everyone that has a speech to give from maid of honor to best man. Give special appearances to bridesmaids, groomsmen, and even parents of the couple. Everyone has a part to play, and that’s getting down to the lyrics and rap. This depends on the strength of each individual in the video. The lyrics must be heartfelt, romantic, funny, witty and entertaining. This type of speech usually takes some time, say between five to forty minutes. But when you’re done, expect a standing ovation. It’s always a hit.

5. Props speech style

A very funny wedding speech style for best man this is. Best man speech prop is at best a comic movie where no one talks, but there’s communication. This type of speech allows relentless creativity. You have the choice of using signage to illustrate every stage, happening and milestone of the groom’s life. Another style is the use of hats for every stage of life. From him being a baby to a naughty adolescent, college hot boy, hands-on colleague and now a married man. It’s quite interesting when done right.

6. Joint speeches

As far as unique wedding speeches go, this is one of the best. Only a couple can do this. They will consult each other and see the tone of their speeches if it’s the same, they will then decide to say it together. The Mc will arrange for two microphones because passing one between each other is quite a task. So, one of the pair starts and each take turns to read out a portion. It ends up looking like a dialogue between the couple and a “multilogue” with the guests. Quite refreshing, we must say.

We’ve seen some of the most unusual and unique wedding speeches of all time. Borrow some and smash your big day.

Why Is It Necessary to Get out of Your Unhappy Married Life

Getting a divorce is not something that newlyweds envision when they first walk down the aisle together. But the truth is, many couples face challenges in marriage and a happily ever after isn’t always in the cards.

When two people come together and try to save their marriage, it’s a beautiful thing. But not every couple is able to fix what is wrong in their relationship. In fact, sometimes it can be emotionally or physically dangerous to stay in a toxic marriage.

Separating from your partner is not always a bad thing. 

It can lead to change, personal growth, better mental health, or in some cases, even a stronger marriage when you get back together.

Here are 6 reasons why it’s sometimes necessary to separate from your spouse.

1. It Can Damage Your Mental Health

Being around someone who irritates you or mistreats you can be extremely frustrating and hurtful. It can also affect your stress levels.

Studies show that living with chronic stress over an extended period of time can negatively affect both your mental and physical health. Symptoms of stress include fatigue, low energy, body pains, frequent colds, low libido, upset stomach, constant feelings of anxiety, feeling like something is always wrong.

If your partner treats you unkindly, you may also start to lose your self-esteem, which can affect your mental health and make you believe that you do not deserve to be in a healthier relationship.

2. It’s Bad for Your Children

Are you staying together for your children? While it’s true that children suffer emotionally, academically, professionally, and romantically when their parents get divorced, that doesn’t mean you must stay in an unhappy marriage to appease your children

Staying in an unhappy marriage where there is constant stress, arguing, and tension in the household is unhealthy for your family unit, especially your spouse is verbally or physically abusive.

3. It Can Be a Catalyst for Change 

Just because you’re separating from your spouse doesn’t mean you have to run out and get a divorce. In fact, many couples benefit from a temporary marital separation.

If you are separating with a view to potentially getting back together, it’s important to set ground rules. For example, set a time limit for how long you will be apart and do not date other people while you are separated. If you are separated from your spouse, use it as an opportunity to get to know yourself on a deeper level. The last thing you need after leaving your marital partner is to jump right into a new relationship.

Being apart can give you and your spouse the motivation you need to work on your marriage and improve your communication skills. This will help you come back together stronger than ever.

4. It’s Exhausting Being Unhappy

German poet, painter, and novelist, Hermann Hesse said “Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”

Being unhappy is absolutely exhausting. It drains your patience, your emotions, and turns you into someone you can’t recognize in the mirror.

You should not feel that this makes you a quitter or a bad person to leave a marriage to someone who abuses you, is constantly stepping out on your marriage bed, or who had problems with addiction.

It takes strength to take control of your life and let go of a marriage, but sometimes it is what both parties need in order to be happy.

5. You Deserve Respect

If you are unhappy in your marriage, it is likely that there has been a breakdown in communication. When couples no longer communicate, the entire relationship falls apart. It has a ripple effect that impacts your marital friendship, your sex life, and your overall well being.

You deserve to be happy, and more than that, you deserve respect in your romantic relationship.

Respect increases partner engagement. 

It also creates a fair environment, reduces stress, and makes you feel comfortable in your relationship. When your thoughts, feelings, and boundaries are respected, your confidence and comfort soar.

6. Your Social Life is Drying Up

Unhappy marriages can often turn controlling. 

Your partner may start to manipulate or gaslight you in order to get their way. This can cause you to drift away from your friends, family and make you feel isolated and alone.

If you are not in a controlling relationship but your social life is still non-existent, there may be other factors at play. When you are unhappy, the last thing you may want to do is get out and socialize.

Perhaps you do not wish to spend time socializing with your spouse or you don’t want people to know that you’re in an unhappy marriage. But friends can help you through difficult times. Studies show that receiving support from family and friends after a trauma or breakup can significantly lower psychological distress.

Being unhappily married is a hard, stressful, and emotionally exhausting journey. But you do not need to stay miserable for the rest of your life. If you have exhausted all of your options for making your marriage work, do not view your decision to separate as a failure. View it as a new chapter in your life.

 

Author Bio:

Rachael Pace is a noted writer currently associated with Marriage.com. She provides inspiration, support, and empowerment in the form of her motivational articles and essays. Rachael enjoys studying about today’s evolving forms of loving partnerships and is passionate about writing on all types of romantic connections. She believes that everyone should make room for love in their lives and encourages couples to work on overcoming their challenges together. You can find more from Rachael on social media:
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The Pros and Cons of Getting Married in College

Marriage is an important step in everyone’s life and it’s something that should never be taken lightly. It has been a sensitive topic for decades and even today, people look at it with respect.

People used to marry very young so that they could settle down and begin their next stage of life. This is no longer the case because the social norm is for young people to complete their college studies before they get married. Those who choose to get married very young get a negative attitude from society as people believe they are not yet mature enough to have a life-long partner.

It’s not uncommon for people to begin a romantic relationship while in college, but often not quite reaching a commitment point of marriage. Having said this, there is a certain number of people who take their relationship seriously and decide on getting married in college. Let’s explore here the pros and cons of marriage in college.

The pros

1. Lasting marriage

People who get married fall in love and are compatible with one another. They realize from the onset that they would have a happy marriage for the rest of their lives. With honesty and transparency, they don’t see why they should delay their loyalty to live as a married couple regardless of their flaws and virtues.

2. Financial support

Most colleges recognize that married students require extra financial support as they are both attending college. Life can be difficult for the couple because there is no breadwinner when they are both students.

It’s great that colleges chip in to support the students who have decided to live together. Still, most students don’t get married just to get financial support from colleges as it’s based on their love and commitment towards each other, but having the additional financial support can be an advantage.

Sophie Turner And Joe Jonas Just Got Married In Vegas And The Photos Are Absolutely Amazing

Congratulations are in order for the newly hitched Game of Thrones actress Sophie Turner and her beau Joe Jonas—1/2 of the popular band, The Jonas Brothers.

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According to a report by Entertainment Tonight, the couple tied the knot in a surprise ceremony at a local chapel following the Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday evening, where the Jonas Brothers performed their first awards show as the JoBros in over a decade.

All the images we currently have are from…Diplo, who posted photos and videos to his Instagram story.

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The DJ first shared glimpses of the celebration with an image of Turner in a white dress walking into a chapel alongside Joe and his brothers. “Gonna hit this wedding real quick,” Diplo captioned the photo.

In a series of later videos, Turner is seen walking down the short aisle to country duo Dan + Shay’s wedding anthem ‘Speechless.’

Fellow BBMA performers such as Khalid were present, as was actress Priyanka Chopra with husband Nick Jonas, and Danielle and Kevin Jonas.

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Another Instagram Live story shows Turner and Jonas reciting their vows to one another in front of an Elvis impersonator.

In one of the clips shared by Diplo, Turner repeats Elvis’ vow, “I thee wed, and I love you, and I thank God He gave me you.”

The pair also said together: “I promise you, I will never leave you. I will love and trust you all the days of my life.”

After exchanging vows, the Elvis officiant told Turner she could have her flowers—which had flashing blue light in them. Her new brother-in-law Nick knelt down to hand them to her.

The pair ~officially~ became husband and wife after trading ring pops (!!!) as wedding bands.

“Fine folks, family…in the power vested in me, it is my pleasure to pronounce you two husband and wife. You may kiss that bride!” exclaimed the officiant, to a hearty round of cheers and applause from the crowd.

In true Vegas wedding style, Turner and Jonas celebrated afterwards by posing on a pink Cadillac in Elvis glasses in front of the venue’s drive-thru chapel.

Entertainment Tonight confirmed that the wedding was legitimate with a copy of the couple’s marriage license obtained earlier that day. Back in December, The Daily Mail reported that Turner and Jonas were to be married in France in a four day event over Glastonbury weekend. That may no longer be the plan, or they may just do a second (NOT RED) wedding.

Cheers to the happy couple!

h/t Entertainment Tonight,

Adele Addresses Her Divorce From Her Husband On Social Media With The Most Appropriate Meme

Singer Adele—queen of the heartbreak songs—has recently announced she and her husband are getting a divorce. After dating for eight years and being married for three, she and Simon Konecki, are going their separate ways.

While the couple has not issued a public statement on the divorce and explain why, a source told Elle that it has to do with her work schedule.

“They had a lot in common early on, but eventually they just grew apart. She became a bigger and bigger star, and he was okay [with] being in the background, but as she got bigger and had massive tours and intense schedules, they just grew apart.”

Us Weekly

Many fans are expected Adele to now drop the most gutwrenching album of all time—one that every woman could use in their life.

And, while she has not dropped any new music just yet—Adele responded to the public news of her divorce with the most appropriate meme I’ve ever seen on social media. Shared on Instagram, the singer posted a side-by-side of herself, comparing her emotional state at this given time.

People online were floored and absolutely in love with Adele meme-ing herself during this trying time in her life.

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I guess we stan the latest meme queen—and, cannot wait for that breakup album to bump.

 

People Are Revealing The Brutal Ways They Found Out Their Partners Were Cheating

Not every relationship is meant to last forever. Some people come into your life to teach you valuable lessons—like, read the red flags. While some people are strong enough to walk away from people they no longer love, others are too coward to say goodbye and instead, cheat—regardless of how much pain they know they will cause their partners.

Finding out your partner is cheating on you is probably the hardest pill to swallow. Maybe worse is to catch a cheating spouse red-handed. Recently, BuzzFeed asked their users to share the ways they found out about their cheating SO’s and—they’ll make you never want to date again.

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The girl he was messing around with came forward. It was the worst. This was after I had already confronted him about another girl he was cheating on me with. He was a dick. –sarahg44f760348

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I mean, he was talking to my best friend and they seemed in their own little world talking which I didn’t think twice about because we were sat in and group and then I look over and they were full on making out as if they forgot I was right next to them. I was like “?????? Hello???????” –maryj42b55b693

3.

I was on a job interview in Houston. When I got home my 2 step-sons and I had a bondingdate. During the day the littlest one was hugging me and I told him how much I loved him. He turned around and said that Jenna loved him and his brother bunches as well. When I asked who this person was he proceeded to tell me while I was gone she came to my home and spent the entire time there sleeping with their dad and holding a party with our friends. Needless to say, I called my in-laws told them the situation and turns out they knew about her. So I packed up they showed up I left with my clothes and a few personal items and filed for divorce the next day. –samantham4162a72e5

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I pulled up to my house after spending a night at my moms house after a fight with my now ex. I saw a strange car in the driveway. I stormed in and saw a pair of men’s shoes on the landing. I walked into my bedroom and they wereasleep in each other’s arms in our bed. And that’s how I found out my husband had a boyfriend. I threw the shoes at them and chased the boyfriend out of my house in his underwear. I moved out a week later and never looked back!! –tonig14

5.

My now ex-boyfriend was throwing me a birthday party at his place. I couldn’t find him when I got there so I decided to look around. He was on the couch MAKING OUT with another girl. He looked at me and tried to play it cool. What’s worse is that one of his friends was like, “oh have you met his girlfriend? She’s really cool.” I left immediately. He texted me for the next couple days and kept apologizing, but it was too late for me. –germsortiz

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He planned a trip before we had started dating, to go and visit his sister. When the date came around, I dropped him off at the airport and took care of his dog for the week. I got a message on Instagram from a girl I didn’t know, providing screenshot proof that he had been planning on seeing her during his trip, and had been sleeping with her the whole time. When I called to confront him, he had the nerve to call her crazy and denied it!! Until I read the screenshots to him. –hayleyr4ce138a6f

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My whole life I’ve had a terrible habit of, when I get annoyed with people, I say something pretty extreme to get a reaction (I’ve gotten better). When I was 23 I had been dating my college boyfriend so it was a bit long distance. He canceled weekend plans last minute so I said “it’s cause you’re cheating on me with your coworker.” He got annoyed, said he’ll see me in a couple hours and came. Turns out, I was right, and he drove 2 hours to find out how I knew. –courtneya8

8.

I was looking through my 5 year old daughters photos on her tablet and saw the nudes of another girl and screenshots of snaps and text messages (not to me). When I confronted my husband about it I was the one who got called “psycho.” –aliviar483ed01e3

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I answered his ringing phone after he came home blind drunk and passed out on the couch. She was surprised as he had told her we wereseparated. I was about 2 weeks away from giving birth at the time. –Sharimg

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He went binge drinking, called me after he sobered up and told me he couldn’t come home until the hickies cleared up. –acourterille

11.

We were at a mutual friends house hanging out with her and her boyfriend. He fell asleep and I heard his phone go off, I knew he’d been waiting for a text from his mom to ask her if he could stay in town another day so I checked it. It ended up being a text from a contact named “baby” saying “I know you’re cheating on me”. So I scrolled through their messages, it wasn’t just sex they had a while relationship where they would say they loved eachother. I got her number and texted her from my phone and explained the situation. They’d been dating a couple months (him and I had been together for a year) turns out the cheating she had been referring too was about another girl. There was 4 of us. All of our contact name were just different pet names “babygirl” “babe” “baby” and “cutie” –amynottage02

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We were only together for a couple months, but I was getting gas one day when I saw him in the car with a girl that had come up in conversation a couple times. I had his location, but I texted him to ask what he was up to and he lied. Anyway, his roommate ended up showing me condoms in his room, and when I confronted him, he admitted it and apologized profusely. The next day, i called him and she answered the phone then he grabbed it from her and had the nerve to insinuate I’m stalking him and trying to ruin his relationship with her! Bonus: a month or so later, she cheated on him, stole some of his money and just overall fucked him over so karma is a bitch I guess. –hosannay

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found a bloody pad in the garbage, wasn’t on my period and in fact i find it disgusting that he would have cheated on me with someone who’s on their period and am g l a d he’s gone. –jayapike

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He forgot his phone at home when he left for work one morning. I opened up his phone and there it was. He’d been communicating with two ugly girls for two months. When I confronted him about it, he said it wasn’t cheating because he never touched them even though he sent dick pics and they reciprocated. That’s still cheating. – hannahrosep46c525402

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I was with this a*hole of a guy, who on paper it look like the perfect gentleman, open the doors for me, texting me the whole time, taking me to beach days. One day after we went for a friend wedding one of the bridesmaid I met a week before she DM me on fb telling me this guy text her to go out with her, she told him he was an idiot and said no, when confront him he just told me mmm yeah and that was it. A month later another girl DM me on fb cursing me and telling me to get away from her bf, I talked with her and explaining what happened and I haven’t talked with him over a month,then she told me that she got his cellphone and it wasn’t just me who he was going out, there were 3 other women he was hooking up. I can’t still understand how he managed the time. –edithmolinal

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I heard him bragging on the phone about it. TO HIS MOM! –moniquee13

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this was in high school, and my bf and I had been together for a few months when this happened… we were watching tv and an ad for Indian Jones came on. I had mentioned I’d never seen any of them and he goes “oh yes you have! that was the movie that was on a couple weeks ago!” I insisted I didn’t remember and he starting going into details about what was going on during the movie (hint hint) trying to help me remember. I guess my face gave it away because he stopped mid sentence to say “oh shit… that wasn’t you…” –lindseyd42277ce55

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Surprised my ex by throwing a house party to celebrate his recent job promotion. Probably 80 of our friends were there. Drink after drink the night went on. Everything was going great until I couldn’t find my ex. Went downstairs to investigate and walked in on a 3 some between my ex boyfriend and my two best friends. Stood in the door way shocked, went upstairs and downed a bottle of vodka before leaving and never speaking to any of them again. Let’s just say my trust issues have never been the same. –Justine Mkayla

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We shared a bank account that i was only keeping afloat at the time to help support him through his new job/move to Philadelphia. I woke up one morning to an alert that 120 dollars was spent from our- better yet MY Chase account! I automatically go to check the IG page of this girl I noticed he recently started following. I see on her page that she had a date night at the place Chase said the card was used. I call him and blow up. He said he took himself out on my dime bc of stress. Oh word my dude? And you just so happened to jump in on home girl’s stories too?! You the worst kinda herb my dude. You the broke *ss dumb type of loser. Got my money back and deaded his whackness. –colleenw10

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I was a year out of high school and my boyfriend at the time was a senior in high school. We made plans to hang out one Saturday, but said he couldn’t because he was asked to go to Prom with some girl that came into his work. When I told him I didn’t think it was ok to go out with another girl while having a girlfriend, he said TO MY FACE, “I’m not a caged animal, It’s not my fault I’m so attractive.” He was so confident in himself that he continued to tell me how he was talking to THREE other girls while still dating me and told me “if I want this relationship to continue, I have to be ok with it”. UM BYE. –K8M517

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Was diagnosed with cancer and going through treatment. Went home early one day to surprise my husband. Walked in on him and our marriage counselor going at it. In our bed. While she wore my favorite pair of boots. Turnsout, my cancer was caused by HPV. He’d been cheating on me the entire 10 years we’d been together. –mollycasanovad

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We were in high school, and he had just turned 18. I was in the car with him on the way to his house when two cop cars pull up, tell him to get out of the car, and arrest him on the spot. I had no idea what was going on. A few days later I found out he was cheating on me. With a 15 year old. –aspitzzz

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He forgot I had him on Instagram and he posted a sonogram of a baby he was having with someone else. –allin18

h/t: BuzzFeed

These stories of cheating are incredible and outlandish, but they probably won’t be the last stories you read about cheating partners. Even with technology designed to catch a cheating husband or spouse, we humans still can’t resist the temptations and allure of new experiences with new partners. Sex wins every time!

Married Women Share The One Thing They Wish They Could Tell Their Single Friends

Getting married is a very special moment for anyone involved, but especially special for the bride. Many women dream of their wedding day and starting a family with their soulmate. However, once they get married, their lives change. For women who get married and still have a bunch of friends who are single, it can be hard for them to understand the complexities of marriage and starting a family. For those who are married, you know how it can be—your single friends want to go out, go on vacations, and constantly do things spontaneously, not realizing that a marriage is between two people who make decisions together. Therefore, it’s difficult for some married women to have their single friends understand all of their “new life” changes.

Recently, BuzzFeed asked their female users who are married to share the one thing they wish they could tell their single friends about marriage and daily life. While some women focus on the changes you undergo when getting married, others had some brilliant life-long advice for new marriedwomen to follow.

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Please understand if we’re busy and on our time off we want to hang out with our spouse. I’ve went to considerably less girls nights since I’ve been married, not because I don’t enjoy hanging out with them, but because I want to spend time with my husband when I can.

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Getting married and having a family is wonderful. However, I had to move when I got married. This created an emotional (and quite literal) distance between my single friends and me. The reality is: You gain a lot when you get married, but you also lose some things too. It can become a brand new environment. But still, my single friends need to know that I haven’t forgotten them.

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When I say I need to check with my partner, it’s not because I need “permission”. We do things as a team, it’s important for us to run plans past each other to keep our family running smoothly and to show we respect each other.

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Marriage is not romance and roses everyday. Marriage is choosing someone and making the effort to be the pest person possible for them especially when it’s really hard.

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That marriage doesn’t magically change your relationship. People always ask how’s married life and honestly it’s the same just with differenttitles and as with all relationships, it’s work.

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We may vent about our spouses but that doesn’t mean we have a bad marriage. It just means we need to vent, or talk through a problem with someone so we can find a solution or figure out how we feel about it. Don’t make assumptions about my marriage because I need to talk or vent about one of my husband’s annoying habits.

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Try not to judge your friends when they already have plans with their spouse and can’t hang out with you. Just because we live together doesn’t mean we always spend fun, quality time together. Many people marry their best friends, and we want to hang out with them, too!

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My marriage isn’t perfect because I talk about all the great things. It’s also not terrible when I talk about all the bad things. People tend to talk about the extreme highs and the extreme lows. You need somewhere to vent when bad things happen and someone to be happy with you when the good things happen.

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Just because I’m married does not mean I need to be with my husband 24/7. Please still invite me to girls night out and brunch. I don’t want my husband to be my only friend.

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To single friends who want to stay single: do you! I want to hear about your exploits and gossip with you and go to bars and hang out with you just like before.

To single friends looking for “the one”: ignore all the cutesy quotes and people telling you what marriage and love are “absolutely” like. Every person is different and every relationship is different. The only way to go wrong is if there is abuse or neglect. Marry the person you can’t imagine your life without. Or at least, the one you don’t WANT to imagine life without.

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Don’t just marry someone because things are always great with them 100% of the time and they make you the happiest you’ve ever been. Marry someone that you’ve gone through hell AND BACK with because chances are you’ll hit tough timesagain and you’ll know they’ll still be there when it’s over.

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Just because I’m married, doesn’t mean that I am going to have kids! And it’s rude to ask!

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Marriage is an ever changing beast. As you grow your desires and dreams for your life may change. Your partner is learning how to grow with you and that process looks different for everyone. No person comes with instructions. Our emotions change and so do our looks/bodies. It’s all a part of life that can’t be ignored by your partner. Their response to life’s situations will be different than yours and figuring out life’s complexities are hard. Marriage that lasts a long timeare about two people who commit to working alongside the crazy ride of life.

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Stop saying that we are your relationship goals. That puts undue pressure on us and makes it seem as though marriage is easy. It is not. It is work.

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I want you to tell me if I’m not there enough. My marriage is obviously extremely important to me…. but without friends you have NOTHING. If you need me, please ask me. I value being a good friend just as much if not more than being a good wife. No I don’t want to go bar hopping on a Saturday night, but I WILL if you need me too,m and probably love every minute of it.

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You don’t feel like a third wheel to us when you hang out with me and my husband. Or with us and other couples. We still want you around. Also, my husband is my best friend and while I still want to hang out with you one and one, I really want my friends to also be friends with my spouse. So sometimes we’re a joint package.

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Love isn’t this high you ride your whole life with your spouse. It gets hard and the best way to combat divorce is knowing that going it. Marriage is choosing to commit to that person because you love them in a different way even when butterflies come and go. Even when the feelings are gone the best thing I’ve found is to start treating one another like you’re still dating- if you used to bring them ice cream randomly, or light the room with candles… the hard part is doing it when you truly don’t want to.

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Marriage is not an end goal. Being married doesn’t solve all your problems. Stop fantasizing that if you were only married, life would be better. Yes, sometimes it’s nice to have my husband to come home to.

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Marriage is work especially when both people are dealing with mental health illnesses. I know work sounds like a bad thing but it’s not. It’s working on ourselves and relationship that will enrich us and help us continue to grow as individuals as well as in our relationship. Being vulnerable has helped us come a long way. Understanding their mental health is important too and makes them feel validated. At the end of the day my spouse is my best friend.

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A wedding rarely solves any problems. If you and your partner have an issue while dating, it will most likely be there after the wedding day. You should talk about everything before you get married so that there are no surprises later. Do you want kids and how many? What do you consider to be cheating? ? How do they want to be buried? Who gets the dog if you break up? What happens if one of you ends up on life support? Will you tell your children santa is real or fake? Just everything you can think of should have been decided before you say I do.

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Woman Slams Jewelry Store Employee Who Called Her Engagement Ring ‘Pathetic’

Engagement rings are a symbol of a promise to get married; they represent the union between two people who plan to stay together, through thick and thin, until death, or at least until divorce. The ring itself is important to some people, but not so much to others. Some people can afford to drop a substantial amount of money on an engagement ring, while others can’t or just don’t want to, because they’d rather use the money for something else, like the wedding rings, the wedding, the honeymoon, or any number of other expenses. After all, a diamond is just a thing. It’s a pretty thing, but it’s still just a thing.

Ariel Desiree McRae of Nashville, TN, wasn’t especially concerned with what kind of engagement ring her guy bought her, she was just thrilled to be getting married to him. In a lengthy post on Facebook’s Love What Matters, she wrote about how happy she was when she and her fiance went to Pandora to buy the ring. Unfortunately, a rude and shallow salesperson at the store almost ruined the experience for them when she called the ring they were about to buy “pathetic.”

Facebook: Ariel Desiree McRae

She wrote:

“My husband doesn’t have a lot, neither of us do. We scrape and scrape to pay bills and put food in our bellies, but after almost 2 years of dating we decided that we couldn’t wait anymore, so we didn’t.

I wasn’t even thinking about rings, I just wanted to marry my best friend, but he wouldn’t have it. He scraped up just enough money to buy me two matching rings from Pandora. Sterling silver and CZ to be exact. That’s what sits on my ring finger, and I am so in love with them.

While we were purchasing my rings however, another lady that was working there came over to help the lady selling them to us. She said, ‘Y’all can you believe that some men get these as engagement rings? How pathetic.’ When she said that I watched my now husband’s face fall. He already felt bad because he couldn’t afford the pear-shaped set that so obviously had my heart and covered my Pinterest page. He already felt like a failure, asking me again and again ‘Are you sure you’ll be happy with these? Are you sure this is okay?’ He was so upset at the idea of not making me happy enough and of me not wanting to marry him because my rings didn’t cost enough money or weren’t flashy enough.

Old Ariel would have ripped that woman a new one. Mature Ariel said, ‘It isn’t the ring that matters, it is the love that goes into buying one that is.’ We bought the rings and left.

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Y’all I would have gotten married to this man if it had been a 25¢ gum ball machine ring. When did our nation fall so far to think the only way a man can truly love a woman is if he buys her $3,000+ jewelry and makes a public decree of his affection with said flashy ring? Sure they are nice, sure the sentiment is wonderful and I’m not trying to cut down any of your experiences, but when did it come to all that? Why do material possessions equate love??

My husband was so afraid of me not wanting him because he couldn’t afford a piece of jewelry. He was afraid that the love I have for him would pale because he couldn’t afford the wedding set I wanted. The world has made it this way and it is so sad. Ultimately we couldn’t wait any longer.. so we eloped. I’ve never been this happy in my life and I couldn’t imagine spending it with anyone else ever. Here I am, Court-House married, $130 ring set, the love of my life by my side and happier than I could ever imagine.”

Facebook: Ariel Desiree McRae

After her post went viral, McRae added an update:

“This post keeps growing much to my surprise, and I’ve been asked a thousand times how we met. So here is the short version! My husband and I met online at the age of 20, talked on the phone (and I mean actually talked not text) for 6+ hours a day for two days. He then drove an hour out of his way to take me on a date. I wore a tacky Christmas sweater (if you think I am lying, ask him) We ate wings, had a burping contest, and drove around listening to music and singing. I fell in love with him on the first date.”

People on Facebook really loved the post and many responded with stories (and pictures!) of their own.

Awww, that is just so much love!

McRae also spoke to Today and said that she was “blown away and inspired” by all the attention her post received. “I’ve received so many messages from people telling me that I gave them the courage to finally propose or get married, even if they couldn’t afford a ring. It’s been overwhelming and emotional that I’ve been able to help other people.”

“People shouldn’t have to go into debt for love. It’s the love that’s important. You can get married without rings. Its just material,” she added.

Nailed it.

h/t Bored Panda and Today

21 Savage Tweets That Perfectly Nail The Heaven And Hell That Is Marriage

Married people know that like anything else in this world, marriage has got its highs and its lows. Sure, you have a lifelong partner who is all but contractually obligated to buy you chicken noodle soup when you’re sick—but you have lifelong partner whose bad habits you are contractually obligated to live with. Forever.

It’s heaven. It’s hell. It’s marriage.

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Restaurant Offers To Pay For Your Wedding If You Propose There On Valentine’s Day

For many individuals in the world, they find someone they truly love and begin to plan a future with them. For some, this means the standard “engagement, marriage, kids, family, retirement,” mindset. While finding someone to spend your life with can be difficult as it is, having to pay for a ring and a wedding can be a lot of stress and pressure on an individual.

But, now, there’s a restaurant that is offering to pay for your entire wedding if you propose to your lover at their restaurant—on Valentine’s Day.

Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar is offering lucky and lovely couples all over the chance to not only have a delicious proposal—but, also, the ability to have a wedding that’s totally, 100% paid for. According to the details on their website, as long as you drop down on one knee at one of their restaurants in the U.S., they’ll pay for you and your wedding party to have a reception this summer:

This Valentine’s Day, Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar is giving you the chance to declare your love AND earn an all-expense-paid group wedding and reception to be held in summer 2019.

All you’ve got to do is get down on one knee, declare your love and ask your sweetheart to marry you on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 2019, at any one of Primanti Bros. locations in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio or West Virginia.

Additionally, the fine print reads:

The wedding ceremony and reception will be held in summer 2019 at Primanti Bros. original location in Pittsburgh’s Strip District Neighborhood, with the exact date to be determined based upon availability. The ceremony and reception will be held for all participants simultaneously and the total number of allowed guests may be limited. Specific details about the wedding ceremony and reception will be shared with participants after they’ve gotten engaged at Primanti Bros. on February 14, 2019. No purchase is necessary to be eligible.

You don’t even have to buy anything at the restaurant in order to get your free wedding, y’all—just go there and propose! What a treat! What a deal!

Check out more in information on how you can get a free wedding, all expenses paid, here. Happy love-day, y’all!

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