What Do You Wish You'd Known Before You Got Hitched?

"I do" is just the beginning.

When you said 'I do,' you knew you were embarking on the adventure of a lifetime:

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But TBH, there were some aspects of marital bliss that totally caught you off guard:

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So we want to know what you wish you had known before getting married:

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Maybe you didn't realize just how patient and kind love actually is:

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Or that "what's mine is yours" means a whole lot more "yours" than "mine."

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Maybe you underestimated how much compromise staying true to your vows requires:

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Or how much honesty comes with the territory:

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Or maybe marriage is just a tad bit harder than you expected it would be:

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Whatever you wish you'd known before marriage, we want to hear about it. Tell us in the Dropbox below and you could be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post!