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After the wedding, people ask a new question: "How's married life?" It's small talk, so the expected answer is short and positive, with one honest detail to make it real. "It's great. We're still arguing about the dishwasher" is a perfect answer. It's warm, it's true, and it gives the other person something to laugh at.

Longer conversations about marriage come later, with close friends. You'll talk about settling into a routine, sharing chores, dealing with in-laws, and learning to compromise. These phrases are about the everyday side of marriage, not the romantic side, and that's what most people really talk about.

Present perfect does a lot of work here. "We've been married for six years." "We've gotten better at it." "Have you been married long?" Use it whenever the story started in the past and is still going.

Phrases

the friendly question for someone recently married

a warm, positive answer

get used to a regular way of living

you're still learning how to do it

divide the housework fairly

your husband's or wife's family

have a friendly relationship with someone

agree by each giving up a little

it feels strange at first

says how long you've been married

the same date each year after your wedding

the early time when everything feels perfect

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Practice · 3 min

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Say it today

Use it once in a real conversation before tomorrow. Out loud counts, even to yourself.