Everyone makes mistakes, but there are some particular mistakes that women may commonly make after marriage. These are the kind of mistakes that can form a dent in a couple’s relationship permanently. Here are a few common mistakes that women make in marriage.
1. Competing with their husband’s career
Comparisons are likely to occur between a husband and wife’s job, their promotions and their professional reputation. It is healthy to exchange thoughts and advice about each other’s career but when this turns competitive, it can potentially damage a marital relationship. A woman may make a common mistake after marriage by getting jealous of her husband’s progress instead of being happy.
2. Hiding the past
Women often think that hiding their past or their previous relationships from their husband will leave space for lesser complications. But that can be quite contrary to the truth. Doing this can actually cause more trouble in the relationship after marriage when their husbands accidentally uncover something from their past.
3. Making unnecessary sacrifices
A marriage may demand adjustments and sacrifices both from the man and the woman. But some women make the common mistake of assuming that they should be the one making all the sacrifices. Such women may give up on their ambitions and domestic themselves even if their husbands don’t ask them to.
4. Taking the relationship for granted
Sometimes women make the mistake of taking their husbands for granted after they get married. Their behavior towards their husbands changes dramatically and the spark of their courtship period suddenly disappears. Women give romance, spontaneity and intimacy a toss and settle in the routines of their life after marriage. Taking the relationship and their husbands for granted is known to be a common mistake that many women make after marriage. This applies equally to men, so both partners should watch out and avoid making this common mistake.
5. Giving marriage the last priority
Once women have kids after marriage, their focus is bound to shift from their husband to their kids. This can be healthy to some limit, but not to the extent when the relationship between husband and wife crumbles completely. Some women make this mistake and devote so much time and attention to household responsibilities, work and kids, that their own relationships with their husband become empty.
6. Nagging constantly
Men are known to hate it when their wives keep nagging about things that really don’t matter. Keeping a tab on their husbands, disagreeing with them or asking them to finish errands in time may be a partner’s responsibility, but it can become a torture if it is done excessively.
7. Not putting in effort in looking good
One of the outcomes of women taking their marriages for granted is that they stop putting effort in their looks and appearance. Since the need to impress and grab the attention of their husband vanishes after marriage, women make the mistake of dressing plainly. They dress up only when they have to step out unlike their courtship or dating period when they would dress up just to impress their boyfriends. Men are also known to make this mistake.
8. Insulting or telling off their husbands in public
Insulting or telling their husbands off in public when they are arguing of having a difference of opinion, is a terrible mistake that partners can make. Many men and women make this mistake and fail to understand they should be respectful of their spouse not just inside the walls of their home, but in other places too.