"The first year of marriage is the hardest, but it is because you are starting from scratch on putting someone else first in your life. While premarital counseling is highly recommended, marriage counseling after the wedding can be just as important the first year, because we begin to actually experience and understand the dynamics of marriage, and what it means to be husband and wife."
This past year has proven to be the most difficult, and yet the most amazing year Matt and I have been together. We did eventually decide to try marital counseling by a respected pastor for two months after our wedding. It proved to be the best decision we could have made! God has since then, blessed our marriage, and taken us on a journey of growth, love, and devotion.
To celebrate our 1 year anniversary, we chose to have a simple and relaxing day, enjoying each others company. We slept in, ate breakfast in our pajamas while watching a church service on TV, enjoyed doing some simple hobbies at home, and then cleaned up to go out for dinner to have King Crab legs!
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| Standing outside of Outback Steakhouse after dinner |
I would agree with you that the first year is the hardest. I wish more people would get the advice that you received because for the longest time I felt like we were the only ones who had struggles, while the more I talked to others I learned that it was more of the norm. Here's to many more years :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you guys!
ReplyDeleteAnd I wish someone had encouraged us to go for marriage counseling. It is a good idea.
You're on the up and up, now!
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Just celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary and am truly so in love. Best wishes to you and Matt. Just when you think you can't love anyone as much as you love your husband then you have kids :)
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