Congratulations! You?re newly married and starting your first year as a married couple. Your wedding is over and maybe you even caught a flight to your dream destination for a beautiful honeymoon where you could enjoy the afterglow. But now you?re back home and starting life again. Feels a bit weird, huh" Here are seven keys to a happy first year of marriage to keep in mind.
1. Give Yourselves Room to Readjust
You spent the last few months (or years) planning your big day and it finally happened! It was perfect (or perfect with perfect imperfections) and you can?t wipe the smile off of your face thinking back on it. You get giddy when introducing your spouse as ?my husband? or ?my wife?, even if you fumble a bit trying to remember your new status. But after the excitement of a wedding, many couples experience feeling an emptiness or void. The overly happy dust has settled and you return back to your everyday life so it?s normal to feel like something is a bit off. All that excited energy put towards wedding planning has nowhere to go now! Weddings are kind of like a high and you won?t experience that feeling forever. If you feel a distance but nothing is really wrong, just remember to give you and your spouse space to readjust. Before you know it, you?ll find your new normal as a married couple.
2. Have Fun Together

Okay, so we touched on how a void can happen when we settle back into the normal life routine, but that doesn?t mean you two should give up fun! What con...