8 Things You Shouldn't Do in the First Weeks of Marriage j

We talk a lot about weddingshere, but what about after the honeymoon? Start off your married life right by avoiding these don’ts.

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Don’t live with anyone else…if one of you doesn’t like the roommate(s).
I know plenty of newlyweds who moved in with Mom and Dad during those first postnuptial weeks (while they figured out more permanent housing plans). And guess what? They actually enjoyed themselves! But any bad blood between one half of the couple and the person or people sharing the space would make that living arrangement disastrous. Dreading going home to your husband is not a way to begin a marriage.

Don’t take a trip without your spouse…if you can avoid it.
Sometimes this just isn’t possible. Work obligations may pull you away. So might a friend or relative’s destination bachelorette party. But the beginning of your marriage is an exciting time that you’ll want to spend together, not apart. It’s totally cool to tell your across-the-country friends that you’d like to wait until you’re more settled to fly out for a visit.


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