A week into marriage and its been wow, WoW, WOW!

All’s been good and nice. I now have a hearty breakfast laid on the table every morning instead of ta-baoing some unhealthy chee chong fun or nasi lemak from the coffeeshop at my workplace. The husband now sends me to the MRT station, which is only a 5 minute train ride from my destination (15 minutes journey in total) and picks me up from the workplace as before – so I definitely saved on my previous impulsive cab spending. And the husband now calls me more than the usual just to tell me how much he misses me. :)

Marriage has also gotten the husband boldly cheeky. Over the weekend, we went to buy some underpants I needed. My brief to him was merely to hunt for no VPLs and he came back with a plethora of thongs, midi, boy shorts, brazilian etc. My goodness. He even highlighted how the better NVPLs had some ‘butt-lift’ effect and was great for wearing beneath jeans and skirts. There were even color recommendations for which ones were more suited for the Summer versus the boring black and beiges. And I couldn’t believe it when he asked me to buy them all instead of choosing some (like how I intended) because they were at a good deal! Haha! And I thought he hunting high & low for a suitable body suit for my cheongsam a month ago was just a one-off!

Marriage has made the husband more protective too. We were at Polo Jeans shopping, and he was asking the sales associate if there were any skirts / jeans suitable for me. The lady recommended some sheer short skirt which she said was really apt for the Summer – only to have him joked back “I won’t allow my wife here to wear anything so skimpy! Unless its for me and me only”. Okay, so maybe that’s just selfish instead of protective. Hah! But the intention was very well-appreciated nonetheless. :)

Marriage has made the husband nag more. More at my spending actually. Always reminding me if its necessary for that extra bag/clothes/shoes that I want to purchase. And more often than not, the fashion-savvy husband always make the right call, differentiating a good buy from an impulse one. He actually remembers all the bags and shoes I have and will always remind me that I have a similar one whenever I ask if something on display is nice. Comforting to have a husband who understands my fashion well enough to exercise caution and control aptly.

Marriage has made the husband more sensitive to my emotions, needs and more huggy. He notices my frowns and smiles, angst and whats nots.

Marriage has made me more willing. To go the extra mile that is. The husband got quite sick just hours after our wedding and the illness stuck with him for a week. As tired and lazy I was to get out of bed almost every night to get him his medication and water, I knew I had to because I wanted him to recover. And doing that also made me realize what my mom went through all these years while I was sick.

Marriage has made me more weary of spending. I now look out for value (still won’t compromise aesthetics for it though) whenever we shop for household products. If its too expensive, I will deter the husband from spending. Too cheap, and I’ll jump at the opportunity. Makes me feel like a mini-auntie at times, but it does feel good to know that I saved the husband a few hundred dollars without compromising on quality. And having said that, we got 2 steals at the 1st ever GSS sale Widhjaya had over the weekend!

Marriage has made me smile much more and not fret over the tiny things anymore. Gossips, sabotage, jealousy are the least of my concerns, for I know God has blessed me with a man who loves me dearly so. It makes you see the bigger picture / things in life – that there’s more to fulfilment than get all petty with some other goose and rats who fail to see the goodness in things.

Marriage has also gotten me busier than usual! I now have less time to blog, MSN, surf the net – spending most of the evenings catching up with Bo on our day, spending time watching a DVD and by then its 1am!! And on this aspect, I really got to learn how to manage time more properly. So many things to do, so little time.

So marriage has indeed change things. Mostly good stuff.

And I’m contented. :)