yellowbug says:

Good marriages are hard to make. I know I'm no expert only 7 months in. But I'm fortunate to have at least a little experience under my belt. With all the differences in communication and habits and personalities and hormones (probably more mine than his), it's a given that two people trying their darnest to make their marriage the best possible is going to be difficult. What really gets to me is that Satan knows this too. He didn't have to have a Mrs. Devil to figure out where to target us. And while we are constantly working to respect each other and uplift each other and put the other person first, Satan is working his hardest to make our words stab each other to make us doubt each other and to point out why we should get our own way. I wasn't as aware of this spiritual struggle until recently. You see, in the first few months of marriage,  you don't understand why everyone out there says marriage is hard. You, honestly think your marri

I feel like Matt & I are far enough removed from our most momentous arguments to divulge them to you. Don't worry, we don't argue about anything meaningful. That often aggravates Matt more than the argument itself. I just say, "At least our fights are over stupid stuff instead of really big, bad stuff." Like when Matt said, "You're stupid." in a silly, sing-song tone of voice. I blew up over that one and locked myself in my room for a good 45 minutes, and then proceeded to come into the living room, not to apologize, but to gripe him out for not apologizing first. That was a good one. And then the other day, I was emptying the dishwasher while he came into the kitchen and put his cup in the sink. I looked at him with that look that says, "You're not really going to put that cup in the sink when the dishwasher is open and receiving dirty dishes, are you?" You know that look, ladies. That proceeded into an argument that