uk marriage
"Be right back, my wife is in the kitchen and I need to go stand in front of the cabinet she’s about to open."
These daily habits don't take a lot of effort, but they make a big difference.
"Nobody told me that when you get a husband the ears are sold separately."
"As I earned diplomas and publishing credits, I disliked seeing my husband’s last name on them. I didn’t feel as if those accomplishments were mine."
"What wine pairs best with finding out my in-laws are staying two days longer than planned."
"There is your life before the death of your beloved spouse and your life after. The pain never fully goes away."
"We were like two feral raccoons thrown into the same cage — bonding with one another brought up anguish we’d spent decades trying to self-medicate."
Don't fall into these traps when you're shopping for your big day.
"Part of my dread of wedding dress shopping came from the ways I believed I would be rendered invisible by the blinding brightness of heteronormativity."
"I’m not spending thousands of dollars on vacation when I can get bullied by my wife and kids in the comfort of my own home."