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Marriage life begins right when the wedding party ends. When the high of the wedding planning has stopped, the excitement has died down and the limelight has dimmed, you're left with no dreamy wedding to look forward to anymore. For some newlyweds – especially, brides – it's the worst feeling. Instead of feeling happy, blessed and grateful for a new chapter with someone you love, you feel sad and miserable. You might feel bad about it, but fret not, for many couples experience the newlywed blues. Let us share with you some tips to shake it off and be happy again.
Get ready to plan more
If you have the urge to continue planning, go for it! Marriage opens doors to a lot of things and you can spend time mapping your life or making plans, such as family budgets, holidays, groceries, even a weekly meal. Give yourself something to look forward to everyday, and thus giving you reasons to wake up excited each and every day.
Start new hobbies or activities
After letting something as big and vast as wedding planning consume your life, and after it all disappears, you will find an empty hole and freak out. But don't freak out for too long. Find something to distract you, something that is interesting to you. Learn new languages, sign up for yoga class, start an urban farm, begin the nesting process and redecorate the new house, the possibilities to what you can do are endless.
Adjust your expectations
Many newlyweds have their own expectations of marriage that is, for the most part, unrealistic. To be genuinely happy with your marriage, you need to reset the expectations (which mean saying goodbye to a lot of rainbows and flowers) and brace yourself for the unexpected things that will happen in your marriage life. Acquire a new mindset. Prepare of the reality of life. Stop dreaming about marriage and get ready to actually live it.
