What sucks about being married?

Question

Inspired by Nancy.

Answer 1

Idk.  Maybe if one is a s***k they don't get to fool around with a bunch of random people anymore... at least w/o repurcutions.

Answer 2

You know exactly what to say and do to push each other's buttons.

It's easy to become complacent.

It can be boring sometimes especially when you do the same thing day after day.

With marriage comes more responsibility.

Dealing with their annoying habits(dirty socks on the floor, drinking straight out of the milk jug, etc.)

Answer 3

nothing ... if you've married the right person

Answer 4

Mostly, nothing, if, as Pyar said, you married the right person.  However, sometimes, establishing boundaries in the face of very different family backgrounds can be trying.

For example, right after I first bought my laptop with my inheritance from my grandmother, we went to visit an old friend of mine and her family.  I took the laptop with me, and one afternoon while I was taking a nap my friend's 16 year old stepson asked my husband if he could use it.  My husband readily agreed, but I was quite disconcerted to wake up to see a kid who I KNOW downloads p**n using my brand new laptop.

Now, it would simply NEVER occur to me that I might have the right to lend out my husband's belongings.  That to me is disrespecting personal boundaries.  Just disrespectful in general, actually.  My husband saw this attitude as incredibly selfish, and also as distrustful of him, as if I thought he couldn't tell who was safe to lend things.

It caused several long, nasty arguments, but eventually we established that we would respect each other's feelings on this, though we did not agree.  He would not lend anyone my belongings without my knowledge, and I would lend his belongings to people I trusted if they asked.

Answer 5

The dependency you build upon each other, destroying the independence of doing things yourself and doing them your way.