IYKYK😂
Let’s be real… marriage is not for the weak.
It’s not the highlight reel you see on social.
It’s the grit — the 2 a.m. arguments, the silent drives, the moments you question if you’re even speaking the same language.
It’s learning to love someone while they’re still learning themselves.
It’s growing side-by-side while life keeps throwing curveballs.
It’s swallowing pride when you’d rather be right.
It’s showing up again after words got messy and feelings got loud.
Nobody tells you that real love will expose you —
your control issues, your defensiveness, your need to be seen, your triggers from childhood.
But it will also heal you —
if you let it.
The couples that last aren’t the ones who never fight.
They’re the ones who fight for each other, not against each other.
Who keep learning how to communicate.
Who choose curiosity over criticism.
Who keep showing up when it would be easier to shut down.
The truth?
Marriage will test everything you thought you knew about love…
and then rebuild it into something stronger, deeper, more human.
It’s not picture-perfect.
It’s our sacred ground.
And if we lean in — the nitty gritty becomes the good stuff. 🤍
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