I have learned A LOT about love, my husband, God, and myself in 10 months of marriage. This post is a mere reflection of the revelations that I’ve experienced as a new wife. Some people might think it’s too early for me to be giving out marital advice, but their opinions don’t matter. Hence why I’m writing this post. Hahaha. Keep scrolling to read 10 things I’ve learned in 10 months of marriage.

Apologize first.

It’s not always easy to admit when you’re wrong, let alone when you’ve been wrong more than right, but it is important. You have to learn how to swallow your pride in marriage.

Prayer changes things, always.

Prayer is key, like for real. Pray for your marriage and over your spouse. I love covering my husband in prayer and know that he covers me too, and often. There’s something magical about trusting God to lead and guide your spouse.

Enjoy the ride.

Marriage is a journey with ups and downs, but the ride is so worth it. I love doing life with my husband. We could spend the weekend in LA on the beach or on our living room floor making smores in the fireplace and I’d be a-okay. Marriage helped me to slow down enough to enjoy life.

Sex is good for everyone.

Enough said. Get it popping as much as you can.

Meet in the middle.

You have to compromise in marriage. No one is always right and no one is always wrong. We meet in the middle of a ton of things and more often then not, we like to give each other what we want. It’s all about giving and taking.

Shut up.

Whooo! This one was hard and is hard, but keeping your mouth shut will keep you from doing #1 every day. Ha. It definitely does for me.

Be still.

You have to make time to sit before God to hear His plan for your marriage. Maybe you need to take a complete break from all the activities as I did. Stillness helped me to find my stride as a wife with my new found responsibilities.

Take care of the home.

You have to take care of home aka your physical home, husband, and home self. You can’t let everyone else’s plans for you stop you from completing your to-do list. Make sure your home is in order. This will rub some people the wrong way when they ask you to commit to things outside the home but say no anyway. Home comes first.

Marriage comes with favor.

We got married and God upgraded us in a ton of areas as a unit and individually (raises, bigger home, more clients, etc.). He will do the same for you.

Getting cozy is essential.

Almost every night is date-night for us. Make sure you get to know your spouse by having consistent conversation and doing new things together. We love to go to events together, take each other’s Instagram pictures, and talk business. We also serve together and attend church regularly. Our closeness keeps our marriage strong. Don’t be afraid to get cozy!

I hope you enjoyed this post. Marriage is amazing when you do it right. Leave some relationship advice in the comment section below.

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