As much as people want to marry someone they have been in love with for a long time, there are still a large majority of people who prefer arranged marriage after they are done with love and dating. In fact, when dating, many have a clear idea in their mind that this is a temporary phase of life and when they decide to settle down for good, they opt for an arranged marriage.

And then there are many of those who manage to marry the one they love, but still, a lot changes after their relationship status changes from ‘dating’ to ‘married’.

Here is a list of sacrifices that people usually have to make to make an Indian marriage work:

1. Passion

In singleness, we all have some things that we are passionate about from the bottom of our hearts, such as our love of traveling, adventure, sports, collecting things, etc. but as soon as people get married, they take it as an implicit necessity that they should give up that passion to settle down with that person.

2.Food

This is a fairly common sacrifice that people have to make. Sometimes after marriage you have to adjust to someone who may have very different clothes from you. For example, you may not be a vegetarian and may have to live with a vegetarian. In that case, it is very likely that he/she does not like non-vegetarian food to be cooked and eaten at home. So in the long run, you will have to sacrifice your favorite dish. Similarly, if you are from North India and have to settle for someone from South India or vice versa, you will have to change the dishes you eat on a daily basis to suit the needs of both.

3. Style of dress

You may have followed a certain style of clothing in your college days and even after that, but once you get married, you are expected to look married. This may seem ridiculous to some, but girls will identify with this topic more than boys. Your dress style changes from cool to decent without you noticing after you get married. If you still don’t believe it, just look at your friends who have been married for more than a few months and you will definitely notice a change in the way they have dressed after getting married.

4. Things you spend money on

Remember that expensive bike you bought at EMI or that expensive dress you always wanted to wear and spent money on it without a second thought as soon as you got your first job? Well, this is certainly going to change after you get married. You start to feel financially insecure after you get married because you can anticipate the responsibilities that are about to arise and it becomes important that you save as much as you can to avoid worries when you need money the most. Thus, it becomes mandatory to stop spending money on things you need less than you want, and smart couples soon learn to prioritize their spending according to their income.

5. Friendships

No matter how well you understand each other, friendships are very difficult to maintain in the same way after you get married because your priorities change drastically. No one can tolerate that their life partner dedicates more time and importance to their friends than to their husband/wife and there is nothing wrong with that. It’s okay to hang out with your old friends once in a while, but you can no longer be busy calling, texting, or hanging out with them every weekend. It’s only fair that you learn to make your partner your top priority and put your friends in the least important section of your life. This is a sacrifice that must be made if you want your marriage to work.

6. Former BF/GF

Wise people usually don’t keep in touch with their exes after breakups to avoid complications, but there are some who just can’t accept the idea of ​​staying away from their exes forever. They keep clinging to them for reasons only they can understand and this creates nothing but discomfort and tension between them and their partners in the future. So this is the only kind of sacrifice you should be happy to make and people have to do it sooner rather than later if they want their marriage to work.

7. Affinity with parents and siblings

However, most of us get used to the idea of ​​moving away from our parents and siblings when we start studying at university or when we start working, but there are still some who just can’t grow up and accept that. their roles in their lives change over time. It’s not that it’s wrong to stay close to your parents and siblings, but once a new person comes into your life that you promised to spend the rest of your life with, it becomes important that you give them space. deserves and make you and your parents and siblings aware of this fact. You have to make this sacrifice, no matter how hard it is for you, in order for your marriage to work.

8.Daily habits

Last but not least, you need to change your daily habits to suit your partner. No more stuff lying on the floor and wearing the same night clothes for a week. You can’t just expect things to work out the way they used to when you lived alone or with your parents. You have to act like a responsible person and make sure that the person who lives with you does not feel uncomfortable just because you are not doing what is expected of you. This is the sacrifice that you must make immediately after getting married.

Planning to get married in India? So get ready to make these sacrifices!