This morning, I woke up to my 6am alarm clock, bright-eyed and bushy-haired, ready to take on the day. I was sprawled across the entire bed, luxuriating in a way that felt just downright ridiculous (as if I was auditioning for a mattress ad or something), and I realized that I had the entire place to myself. Our one bathroom, our one sink, our one mirror, all mine. Similarly, last night I had free reign of the covers, of all 4 pillows, and was able to control the apartment temperature--I felt like a queen.
Why, you ask? What could possibly make me feel this way? The old hubsters has flown the coop. He has gone out of town on his own for the first time since we got hitched in October, and I'm playing solo girl in the city for a few days. I know I'll start missing him any moment now, but I'm definitely going to enjoy this feeling of freedom while it lasts. So, since Ben has jetted out out of town for a long weekend in Cape Cod, I think now's as good a time as any to discuss my thoughts on marriage thus far... Here's what I've observed/how I've noticed things have changed (or not changed) in the past *almost* 8 months that we've been married (8 months already?!? Whaaaaattt???):
Does that sound about right to you, fellow married readers? Bottom line: Marriage = way awesomer than I'd ever thought it could be. Why did I shy away from it for so long, again? Great post! I totally feel ya about the PJs! We've been married four years and I still wear my high school tshirts and boxer shorts. Sexy! I also agree about the bathroom. We also live in a tiny Arlington dwelling and I have dreams of two bathrooms and king sized bed. One day!!
Mary Catherine
5/30/2013 06:16:22 am
Haha! I'm glad I'm not the only one with the PJs issue ;)
Gretchen
5/30/2013 01:43:46 am
I totally agree! This intensifies if you have children. It is most always better to have your other half at home, but I also savor the business-trip nights when I can watch foreign films on Netflix all by myself!
Teri
5/30/2013 02:28:10 am
MC this is awesome!! My fiancé & I have lived together for 3.5 years and are getting married in 3 weeks. We've wondered "so what will be different after we're married?" It's nice / refreshing to read that it does feel different!! Thanks do much for sharing :)
Mary Catherine
5/30/2013 06:16:48 am
Yay and congrats!!! SO excited for you!!! xoxo 5/30/2013 06:34:27 am
Although single, I love this post. Cannot explain why, I just love it :) Thank you for sharing it!
Alli H.
5/31/2013 01:30:59 am
I LOVE this post!!! I feel the exact same way (except for the handyman one - Mark will ALWAYS be that). I'm so glad you mentioned the first bullet about marriage being different from living together - I've tried (and failed) to explain that to my non-married friends...it REALLY is different, and not in a bad way! I usually try to say that the spectrum just gets bigger - the hard things have more weight to them (you're REALLY in it for the long run), and the good things are just better because you're in it together! We really do feel more like a team, and I love it so much :)
Olita
12/15/2013 01:37:51 am
I was kind of bummed to read that being married and having someone to introduce as your husband made you feel like a legit adult. As a never-married pushing 40, does this mean I'm won't be a legit adult until I'm married?
Mary Catherine
12/15/2013 09:18:05 pm
I'm so sorry that my statement read that way, Olita! That's not what I meant by it AT ALL. I often talk about "feeling like an adult" on my blog, and there are many things that make me feel that way (I recently said that having our first mantlepiece made me feel that way). Comments are closed.
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