So, how’s married life?”

It was the question everyone asked us, and one that always left me feeling a little bereft as to what to say.

The truth is, our first year of marriage was tough. Very tough. Not because we’d made a mistake, not because I regretted the decision, not because I wanted out. Even though I was sure we’d chosen right and wanted in—it was still surprisingly tough.

Stephen and I were married a year ago and it’s been an adjustment period. Everyone has this perception that there is a honey moon period that people go thru and that’s not always the case.

"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person."