12 Little Things That Change After Marriage

Monday, June 30, 2014, 17:50 [IST]

There are loads of things that change after marriage in your life. For women, their last name changes. For men, their taste buds change forever. The entire dynamic of your life is turned topsy-turvy after you are betrothed to your spouse. Living with another person and sharing your life with him/her is a unique experience. And if you knew your spouse before marriage, then the relationship changes after marriage.

But it is not the big things that affect you so much. The little things that change after marriage makes all the difference to your life. And yet, these changes are so gradual and small that you fail to even notice them sometimes.

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Couples change on their own after marriage. Living together and getting used to seeing each other every day makes them adapt to each other. Other people might find these changes in a married couples' life 'strange', 'touching' or even downright 'disgusting'. But this is what life after marriage does to you.

First off all, you stop being so hung up about how you look all the time after marriage. The charm of appearances and make-believe melts away as you see each other at your worst a couple of times. Here are some of the little things that change after marriage and we fail to keep account of them.

You forget to lock the bathroom door

Would you allow your boyfriend to see you when you are using the toilet while you two were dating? No, right! But married couples often use the bathroom for different purposes at the same time. In fact, they just forget to lock the bathroom sometimes.

You don't mind showing unwaxed legs

When you see someone every day, certain formalities fade away. You don't care if your wife is perfectly waxed. And even your wife doesn't shy away from wearing shorts at home when she hasn't waxed for sometime.

You sleep in your comfy pajamas

Instead of wearing sexy night clothes, you prefer to sleep in over-sized T-shirts and loose pajamas. Comfort comes first when you have to live together for a very long time.

You use each other's toilettes

Most men use their wife's shampoo but would never admit to it. It becomes too much bother to buy separate toilettes for a couple beyond a point. So men just use whatever shampoo or soap their wife is currently using.

You don't mind moving around with greasy hair

When you are dating, it would be a relationship killer to let your boyfriend see you with greasy hair. But after marriage, you often oil your hair at night or go around for days with greasy hair. Marriage takes away the window dressing from a relationship.

You steal each others cosmetics

If you are in a hurry and realise that your deodorant can is empty, you are always tempted to spray your spouse's deo. Men are notorious for using their wife's moisturiser, lip balm and powder.

You borrow money without asking

It is not uncommon for couples to take money out of each other's wallets when they need change or money urgently. Usually what is once taken out would never be returned.

You wear each other's clothes

Women can wear men's clothes easily. The same privilege is not available to men. Many couples wear the same jackets, sweatshirts and sweaters from each other's wardrobes.

You eat from the same plate

Eating from the same plate is less of a romantic activity and more of an effort saving chore after marriage. You eat out of the same plate so that you do not have to wash one extra plate.

Change in front of each other without feeling aroused

Married couples change clothes in each other's presence all the time. However, they are not always sexually aroused while watching each other change. When you are getting ready for work, there is hardly anytime to get aroused.