Now that you’ve tied the knot, are you feeling curious about what the first year of marriage will be like? During this time, you and your spouse will be setting the foundation for the coming years of your life together. We recommend you take this time to properly blend your individual lifestyles together and learn how to live and navigate life as a cohesive team. Combining your life with your fiance’s can be a daunting task, but we’re here to share four simple tips that’ll help make your transition into a married lifestyle easier. Keep on reading to learn more! 

Create a Healthy Lifestyle Routine

The newlywed season is full of excitement, which can cause you to become preoccupied with celebrations, thus putting a desire to have a healthy lifestyle on the back burner. Establishing a routine early on will help you and your fiance navigate a busier schedule to help achieve that goal! Our first tip is to sit down with one another and create a chore chart. By doing this, you’ll eliminate miscommunication in regards to housework that needs to be completed. You can even set time aside to go grocery shopping to purchase nutritious ingredients to cook healthy recipes for the upcoming week as well as find time to go to the gym with one another. Implementing these tasks into your newlywed routine early on ensures that they’ll be cemented into an everyday routine in the coming years and will help the two of you create a healthy lifestyle together! 

Establish a Budget

Money is a dreaded conversation among all newlyweds, but it must happen as money is all of life. Understanding one another’s financial goals in life will help when creating a budget and a lifestyle together!  Oftentimes, purchasing a home together is a common goal among newly married couples. Before you begin house hunting, understanding one another’s income and the process of getting pre-approved for a mortgage is something you will want to do! This resource will help you and your spouse choose a home that’s within your established budget and understand how much house you can realistically afford together. Being proactive with your budget will help ease the stress you and your spouse may experience when making larger purchases.

Learn to Communicate

As you are blending your lifestyle with your spouse’s lifestyle, communication is key to ensure you are both on the same page at the same time. Through open communication, mutual honesty and trust will be established! This is especially helpful when you’re faced with conflicts because the two of you will be able to come up with a compromise together. After getting married, you’ll create a life with your spouse, therefore, it’s important that the two of you are able to come to an agreement on various situations. There will be times when your opinions may differ from one another, and establishing open lines of communication will help one another to express their individual opinions.

Be Mindful in Your Marriage

While you’re dating, it's common that you might find yourself trying to impress your significant other to win them over. However, some people change that mindset once they get married. Once you’re married, that mindset shouldn’t change. You want to prioritize spending quality time with one another to maintain a deep connection. While you’re spending time together, minimize distractions such as work notifications to ensure you’re devoting your energy to the time you’re spending with your spouse. Being mindful in your marriage doesn’t mean having to book an expensive trip or going on fancy dinners. It can be simple actions to help brighten their day. 

Conclusion 

Entering the newlywed season is an exciting time in your life. You’re likely to be feeling an array of emotions. However, don’t hide away from these. Experiencing these emotions with your spouse will help the two of you to create a deeper connection. We hope these four simple tips will help ease the nerves that come with your first year of marriage! 

Contact An Online Marriage Counselor in Wake Forest, NC

Newlyweds face many new challenges and experiences as they navigate marriage. Our team of caring therapists would be honored to support you and your partner in cultivating a deeper bond. We are happy to offer support from our Wake Forest, NC-based practice and across North Carolina. To start your therapy journey, please follow these simple steps:

1. Book your initial therapy session.

2. Meet with a caring therapist.

3. Start making the most of your newlywed season!

Other Services Offered With My Therapist

Our team offers a number of in-person and online services from our Wake Forest, NC-based practice. Mental health services offered include individual therapy for relationship issues, couples workshops, and marriage counseling. We also offer family therapy, therapy for relationship trauma, couples intensive therapy, foundations of lasting love, and AAMFT supervision. Please read our blog or visit our services page for more helpful information!