4 Common Misconceptions I Had Before Marriage - My Advice To Engaged Couples & Newlyweds

4 Common Misconceptions I Had Before Marriage - My Advice To Engaged Couples & Newlyweds

There is a common saying that warns you shouldn’t assume things because it will make an ass out of you.

Well, I guess you could label me a donkey hind quarters because I make a lot of assumptions. Turns out I had quite a few assumptions in mind as I went into marriage.

Some of my assumptions were true, but some...well, some were not.

Turns out some of the things I assumed about what married life would be like were not all that accurate. I would love to share four of the biggest misconceptions I carried into marriage because I think these are common traps.

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5 Date Night Ideas For Your Introvert

I am an introvert. Specifically, I am an outgoing introvert. This means I have an outgoing personality, but I value quiet time at home. I need down time where I just hang out on my couch with my husband and just recharge. I love people, but there is a defined cutoff point for me time wise where I am just done, and I want to go home.

There are times when I am so drained mentally that by the time date night rolls around the last thing I want to do is go to a crowded restaurant where there will probably be a wait for a table. Even when we get the table, the waitress will be so rushed that I'll feel rushed to eat and move on when I'd prefer to take my time and talk with my handsome date. Them on to a packed theater to see a new release where we can hopefully find a decent seat. This just isn’t a fun idea to me. Blame it on my social anxiety.

So for all my fellow introverts or my extraverts that have the blessing of loving an introvert, this is for you. Today I want to share some date night ideas for those of you, who like my husband, have a spouse that is on the introverted and socially awkward side. These introverted date night ideas are straight from a fellow introvert but keep in mind there are varying degrees of introversion and extroversion so run these by your introvert to see if they like them. 

Here are my 6 date night ideas for your introvert!

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