A HUSBAND and wife who clearly loathe each other are under the impression that every marriage is a horrible, relentless slog day after bitter day.
Stephen and Emma Malley, who have been together for ten years, believe that marriage is not all about good times, that it is work, that communicating every tiny resentment is key and that what does not kill your marriage makes it stronger.
Stephen said: “Couples should know that when they get married, everything changes. Suddenly the woman you loved becomes someone it’s a chore to even look at.
“The first half of the relationship is easy mode. After that it’s work, it’s suffering, it’s shouldering the daily burden of finding a sliver of happiness inside a living hell.”
Emma agrees, saying: “Dating may be fun, your wedding may be fun, but marriage is a slog. You wake up every morning and have to forcibly remind yourself this pig-ignorant prick was once someone you liked.
“Every second that you resist the urge to download Tinder and see what else is out there, you’re winning an impossible battle. That’s marriage.”
Friend of the couple Julian Cook said: “They think the whole point is to be unhappy, so why would they ever break up?
“Every other Instagram post is about how they ‘drive each other up the wall’ and experience ‘high highs but even more crushing lows’. Meanwhile, I like my wife. She’s a laugh.”
