Does your personality change when you get married?

We also have expectations for our marriage and our new roles as a husband or wife. What’s more, a recent study found that more personality changes happen during the first 18 months of marriage than originally thought, including both partners becoming less agreeable as they adjust to being newlyweds.

How does marriage make you a better person?

Marriage teaches you true repentance and forgiveness. Being married teaches you how to overcome your pride, admit your mistakes and offer a sincere apology when you are wrong. It also teaches you how to let go of the hurt, once your spouse has apologized.

Is it hard to see your marriage objectively?

It’s not easy to see your marriage objectively when you’re in the middle of it. It’s even harder to see yourself and your husband without your history coloring your lens! These signs your marriage is over will help you take a step back and look at your life from a different perspective.

Do you know when to give up on a marriage?

Knowing when to give up isn’t easy. One study found the top two causes for divorce are cheating (21.6\%), followed closely by incompatibility 19.2\%. Sixty-eight percent of divorced couples in one study said there was one “final straw” or single event that doomed their marriage.

Do you care what your spouse thinks about your marriage?

Marriage coach Mort Fertel says, “Ironically, communication techniques sometimes give people clarity that they don’t care what their spouse thinks or feels. They ‘understand it’ but it doesn’t matter to them anymore.” This is ironic because couples often go to marriage counseling to learn to “communicate better.”

Is it possible to build a stronger marriage on shaky ground?

“Trying to build a foundation on shaky ground is never a good idea,” Susan Pease Gadoua, marriage therapist and the co-author of The New I Do: Reshaping Marriage for Skeptics, Realists and Rebels, told HuffPost.