I've been with my partner for five years and this October we are getting married. I can find plenty of books about how to maintain a marriage and the ground rules you should walk in with, but none on what it means to be married. I'm gay, my fiance and I aren't interested in kids, neither of us are religious, and my parents both passed and his are divorced. So a lot of those basic things I think most people see as a change aren't as applicable to us nor do we have a ton of people I know to discuss it with. I want the sort of reflections I would get if I could talk to a parent. I had some friends get married recently and they said nothing felt different, but they also didn't step into it with the intension to reframe their relationship. I would like to believe marriage can feel different, and I want a book that talks more on what being married can be emotionally.
I love reading books while reflecting, so while this is ultimately a conversation to have with my fiance gimme recommendations!
by Leather_Cry_4444