It's wedding season!

Ah, that time of year when every weekend someone we know sems to be getting married. I really do love weddings, but I struggle so much with them. I want to be able to warn the bubbling couple how hard marriage is. How much work it takes. How quickly the 'honeymoon' phase can go by. But the problem is I know they won't believe me if I said that. I know, I was there. I was told all these things before we got married, but I thought we were somehow above it all. I thought since we had known each other for so long we had great communication. What I didn't realize was that talking through things before and after marriage is totally different. When you're living with someone you can't just leave and hope it's not a big deal the next day. Things just don't blow over as easily when you sleep with the person you're fighting with. I wish I could explain this all to newly married couples. But I know they won't listen. I know the heartache of unmet expectations in marriage. I want to spare all my friends that. But unfortunatly, I think it's just something you have to learn for yourself by doing it. =(