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Tomorrow is Friday, which means the weekend is coming. My wife and I will finally send all the kids to grandma's so we can wake up on Saturday morning, sip a cup of coffee, and finally do what we've been looking forward to all week. Yes, we plan to finally clean up the balcony.

In fact, your weekends as a married couple are often different from what they were when you were young, carefree, and full of energy. It's not that they've become worse, they're just... let's call it ‘different.’ And this viral thread on X from numerous married couples, full of life-giving sarcasm, is exactly about such weekends.

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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Try to figure out what is less work: Keeping the house clean (or picking up before she gets home) or entertaining small kids in a hotel room for two days.

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In fact, it's quite symptomatic that I'm writing this post today - because today, and until February, our weekends will change a little. After all, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Lamar Jackson, Justin Jefferson and others won't watch themselves... But still, even if you exclude watching NFL games every given weekend, Saturdays and Sundays long after tying the knot look a little different, don't they?

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After all, being married still means a certain unity of plans, aspirations, common hobbies and common problems. You clean the house together, do sports together (well, or someone does sports, and someone just provides some moral support), lose weight together - and get it back after taking the kids from the grandparents. After all, grandma doesn't care who she feeds to the brim - the grandkids or their parents...

That's life, and even though you may have imagined it a little differently a couple of decades (or even a few years) ago, there is a hidden charm to it too. And if you and your partner also have a similar sense of humor - well, going through life together, exchanging jokes, is certainly easier than just walking next to each other.

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According to experts, years of living together - especially if this life is spent in complete harmony - really make spouses somewhat similar to each other. "Even if you were initially two pure contradictions, then over time you still find a lot in common in each other," says Irina Matveeva, a psychologist and certified NLP specialist, whom Bored Panda asked for a comment here.

"This is a kind of mental 'adjustment' to the person next to you - you mutually 'mirror' each other's specific traits, becoming even more kindred spirits than you were before. Even if you quarrel. In the end, there is no married life without quarrels..."

And yes, a sense of humor really helps - as in almost any situation. "If you perceive even the most problematic moments of married life with irony - that's definitely good. After all, laughter, as they say, prolongs life. Although science, it seems, has not definitively confirmed this," Irina summarizes.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My former BIL did this at our house before a big event. He decided to "help" by building a deck. It wasn't completed, of course. Infuriating.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As an introvert I will admit to planning things I want to do at the time, then changing my mind when the reality of going out or dealing with people hits. As long as it isn't affecting anyone else I'm cool with it. It's like window shopping for leaving the house. 😁

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In any case, it's good that the NFL kickoff game will take place tonight. At least, although my wife doesn’t like football, I will be able to calmly enjoy the game after a six-month break. And get ready for a much more important thing - cleaning the balcony together. In the meantime, you can scroll this list to the very end as well, and if you find yourself in any of the listed tweets - well, that means our selection has definitely achieved its goal!

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wife asked once if I'd swing by Wally World when BIL and I went Xmas shopping. She wanted some yarn, which was the farthest physical point from the entrance. Friday after Thanksgiving, before "Black Friday" was a thing...she knew...and one day I WILL get her back.

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1 week ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My dad used to drag us to car lots, p**n (P A W N) shops, and gun shops (it was the 80's and he was a gun smith). Sometimes we'd have to go visit his friend the taxidermist. It was like being excruciatingly bored in a horror novel setting. A mulch trip would've probably been equally boring but preferable lol.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will wander outside still in my pj's and decide I need to pull that weed, next thing I know it is 2 hours later, I'm a sweaty mess and have a 5 foot pile of brush.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Been in a similar situation. Five minutes before time to leave you hear "I thought we would...". That struck more terror in my heart than "we need to talk".

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always carry mine around in my car for weeks...unless they go to my mum or sister to go through first.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My wifes go to is, "can I borrow you for a second" it normally means I've got a good few hours of hard work in front of me.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hide it. Even my dog knows which tools to get excited over and which to run from when she sees me drag it out, lol.

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I remember having a 'cooked' breakfast most weekends when I was a kid, mostly porridge or semolina, occasionally pancakes or egg and bacon. Since moving out, I think I've only done it a few times in 10+ years, mostly french toast. I don't usually have the energy to cook breakfast even on weekends. Only thing that might be different to what I eat during the week is sometimes putting a couple of crumpets/waffles/muffins in the toaster (it costs about $7-9 for a pack of 4 gluten free ones, so can't waste them on everyday lol).

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1 week ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would put the chores on slips of paper and we would take turns pulling them out. Then after, we'd go fo something fun.

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