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Old 10-13-2015, 08:14 PM
 
Location: Fort Bend County, TX/USA/Mississauga, ON/Canada
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I have often wondered what the term "married life" is like...what do you all think when you hear this term? I am married & when I was a newlywed, people have asked me what "married life" is like & I just reply "good,"

what are they referring to? surely it is not something "boring..."?
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Old 10-13-2015, 08:16 PM
 
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You are just over thinking...they are just asking how things are going. It comes from a time when most couples did not live together beforehand.
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Old 10-13-2015, 09:48 PM
 
Location: Atlantis
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Its a mutual co-conspiratorial and delusional arrangement between two parties that claim happiness as a subtle code word for both being out of any potential, alternate options while simultaneously co-existing within the parameters of their own codependency and charade that was initial based on neuro-chemicals and pheromones but evolved to be due to practicality, acceptance and boredom.
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Old 10-13-2015, 09:52 PM
 
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Its a mutual co-conspiratorial and delusional arrangement between two parties that claim happiness as a subtle code word for both being out of any potential, alternate options while simultaneously co-existing within the parameters of their own codependency and charade that was initial based on neuro-chemicals and pheromones but evolved to be due to practicality, acceptance and boredom.

Are you always this dramatic?
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Old 10-13-2015, 09:54 PM
 
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Are you always this dramatic?
I think pedantic is a better term.....
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:32 PM
 
Location: U.S.A.
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Its a mutual co-conspiratorial and delusional arrangement between two parties that claim happiness as a subtle code word for both being out of any potential, alternate options while simultaneously co-existing within the parameters of their own codependency and charade that was initial based on neuro-chemicals and pheromones but evolved to be due to practicality, acceptance and boredom.
^ Real talk
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Old 10-13-2015, 11:04 PM
 
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That's Skydive's definition; not mine? LOL not everyone thinks married life is that bad, right? Not me anyway

I think people ask that meaning how is life being with someone that you are married to.
It's not that complicated!

People also ask how single life is.

Basically, how is life in that context.
How is married life means how is life being married? Just like how is it being single.
It's probably just small talk. Not a big deal.
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Old 10-14-2015, 03:44 AM
 
Location: Oregon, formerly Texas
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It's like saying "how are you?" One of those ridiculous American expressions where we really DON'T want to know the truth. We and the British are the only ones that do this ridiculous thing.

I actually responded several times with, "well, merging our stuff under one roof after having both been single and very independent for years was actually quite stressful. That stress caused us to bicker and fight for days, but once the house was arranged, our stress level diminished."

Turned out they just wanted to hear "it's great!"
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Old 10-14-2015, 04:53 AM
 
Location: Reno, NV
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Think of "married life" like "Salt Life": An idealized concept that many advocate and aspire to, but few actually experience much less live as their life. It rarely lives up to expectations, but when it does, it can be great. For the rest, not so much.
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Old 10-14-2015, 05:52 AM
 
Location: southwestern PA
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I have often wondered what the term "married life" is like...what do you all think when you hear this term? I am married & when I was a newlywed, people have asked me what "married life" is like & I just reply "good,"

what are they referring to? surely it is not something "boring..."?
It is called making small talk.
You are WAY overthinking it.
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