One thing my fiance and I forgot when we got married was that marriage merges two different families.
We remembered this when we were planning our wedding.
We came from different parts of the country, and met while working in the same city. Everything was great for us, and we knew my associate and I wanted to get married. So, my fiance proposed, and I naturally agreed to be his wife. However, that felt like the last day we were happy, because planning the wedding was a nightmare. Both sets of parents had strong beliefs about the ceremony, so we ended up eloping. They were mad with my fiance and I for doing that, however it split down the noise and disagreements. We then moved into a house we loved, and adopted three cats. It took my mom a year to come and visit, because she was still mad at me. She came around when I informed her I was pregnant. Dad came and was quick to supply advice about our home, including suggesting we get a media air cleaner since we had cats in our home. We were looking into whole-home media air cleaners before he mentioned this, and I told him so. Dad said that was great; we should hurry up and get the media air cleaner in place before the baby arrives. He also insisted we get the HVAC system in our home inspected before the baby arrived. I should mention he owns an HVAC company back home, so I knew his advice was solid. It’s just hard to take his criticism.