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Where Are They Now? The Davis-Washingtons Talk Life After Marriage
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e are the Davis-Washingtons, and we were married on June 1, 2017 in Houston, TX at Chateau Crystale. We chose the first day of the month to place emphasis on the importance of doing things right the first time, and because June 1st kicks off Pride Month. It is amazing how fast time flies. We recently celebrated our first two years of marriage, and throughout the past two years we have both learned a lot and grown together.
PURPOSE - Marriage is not just
something that you do. Tying the knot increases the value of your emotions and the connection that you have with your partner. Your purpose for committing should bleed through whatever you do.
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COMMUNICATION - While
you think that you are an expert at communicating with your partner, things do change after marriage. We like to call them “invisible changes” because you don’t really see the changes until they just hit you. You learn to control your thoughts and delivery. We learned that we have to decipher between what is important and what is not.
LEARNING - A common
misconception when dating someone is that, by the time you marry them, you know everything about them. We both found out that there was more to the story. You will learn something new about your partner every single day. Some things you may not be keen on, but you will also discover new things that make you love even harder.
PRIORITIZE - If setting priorities
never mattered before, they definitely took their rightful place after we wed. Spending time with your spouse becomes super important. Due to the busy schedules and other sacrifices that you make after marriage, it becomes much more important to prioritize together and make the best use of the time that you do get to spend together.
SPACE - As much as you love to be under and around your spouse, it is important to give each other space. Remember that you are your own individual at the end of the day, and you have to remain true to yourself. Not only could it create a stale relationship, but you also wind up losing yourself in the process if you find your sole
