30 Healthy Matrimony Memes About the Expectations vs Realities of Your Wedding Day

Briana Viser • Writer and Editor

Feb 15, 2024 1:00 PM EST

Marriage isn't always what we expect it to be. We're in love, it's the honeymoon phase, everything together is new and exciting. Then marriage comes, and for a while it's magical and just meets your fantasies. Then reality sinks in – it doesn't always stay in that rose-colored glasses phase.

Because marriage is a huge commitment that takes a lot of work, it comes at a cost. And just because you've known someone for years and gone through a lot with them, doesn't mean you really know them. People change over time, sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. Either way, it's about open communication and knowing each person's boundaries, and also respecting them. With this level of respect and consideration for the other person, there's clear signs that the marriage can and will work. But with effort! You didn't know he'd develop such a snoring problem, did you?