Art imitates life, and so do memes. I had the absolute pleasure of having been invited to one of my closest friends’ wedding this weekend (it was utterly spectacular!), so it’s only natural that I’d want to share a whole bunch of memes about married life with you, dear Pandas.
Our team here at Bored Panda has searched all over the net to find the very best and most spot-on memes about living as a couple in a long-term relationship. Some of these are cheesy and stereotypical while others are spookily accurate, but they all have one thing in common—they’re bound to get a chuckle out of you. Especially if you’ve ever been in a serious relationship before.
As you’re strolling down the aisle-- err I mean scrolling down the list, remember to upvote your fave marriage memes. Be sure to let us know which ones you related to the most and, if once you’re done with this list, you’ll find a boatload more memes right over here. Dearly beloved, shall we begin?
I wanted to learn more about healthy married life and quality long-term relationships, so I reached out to relationship coach Alex Scot, as well as wedding experts Anna and Sarah from The Wedding Society. You'll find Bored Panda's enlightening and in-depth interviews with them below. They're something that you don't want to miss if you're already married or if you're planning your wedding.
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if ANYONE here knows what dogs are thinking, i'd love to hire you for a day
Load More Replies...I love it, but OP was also wondering about something else when she decided to just sit and watch him on his phone...
You don't use your phone for anything other than sending messages to your partner? No friends and don't surf?
Load More Replies...Yup, sometimes I just tell hubby “I just wanna vent, don’t say anything” so he won’t try to fix it afterwards. Because I don’t need you to fix everything, sometimes I’m just mad and wanna talk to someone before fixing it myself.
This is so difficult at times. I've told my daughters that if they need to just talk or vent, they need to tell me. otherwise, Dad mode kicks in and I want to solve the problem.
Load More Replies...oh wow, good lesson here indeed. I always tried to downplay the situation or explain that it aint all that bad when in fact all she wants is to be heard and comforted. Never realized this until this came out a few weeks back. Allthough well intended, she didn't need explanation (she knew it wasn't all that bad) but still wanted someone to agree with her.
Sometimes it really helps to hear "You're right" more than anything else.
Load More Replies...That is wonderful. Too many people dont understand that sometimes we just need to be listened
True, but others don't inherently know that and have to be told beforehand... which is something most people don't appear to be aware of.
Load More Replies...This is wonderfully done in a South Park episode (I think it's called Put it down), where Tweek is anxious and Craig keeps trying to see logic instead of giving support. After Craig realises it and does what fits the situation, Tweek can find the solution himself. When I saw that episode I almost cried, it was so spot on (my husband often tries to find a solution, no matter how weird, when I complain about something :-D).
This isn't hilarious. This is awesome advice for dealing with anyone, especially one's spouse.
According to Anna and Sarah from The Wedding Society, some people tend to focus more on the wedding than the marriage itself. "In the image-conscious, social media-driven world we currently live in, it's so easy to get caught up in the visual aesthetics of how your wedding looks. So much focus goes into planning the day that the actual reason for the day can get lost," they told Bored Panda. However, things are shifting toward a more authentic experience.
"Thankfully, there's a big trend now to go back to what's authentic, meaningful, and significant. That means focusing your day around highlighting what your relationship means to you rather than how the public think it should look. It's an amazing trend and we're 100% here for it."
No! Apply toothpaste to burnt area— it will cool down much faster!
Load More Replies...Anna and Sarah noted that honeymoons can be incredibly important for the longevity and quality of married life. So it's important not to rush back to your usual routine immediately after tying the knot. "We do find that couples who set some time after the day for a honeymoon to spend with each other and celebrate what's just happened in your relationship together (rather than jumping straight back into day-to-day life) can be hugely beneficial," they said.
"You'll never get this time back so it's important to relish it. That said, it really doesn't matter how amazing your wedding is. If it's not formalizing a relationship that has a good foundation, it ain't gonna make the relationship last. That much we know for sure."
Imagine going to the bathroom in the middle of the night and seeing that monstrosity
"correctly" key distinction. No points if you load it but put something in the wrong place.
I just read this to my husband. He goes “hmm” while I’m just cracking up 🤣
Meanwhile, relationship and self-love coach Alex walked me through the importance of having some alone time in a long-term relationship, how to pick a lifelong partner, and how to rekindle the spark of passion.
Alex fully believes in the saying, 'Absence makes the heart grow fonder.' We need to look after our own needs as an individual from time to time as well. "When we take time to ourselves, we are meeting our own needs, feeling autonomous, and it allows us time to miss our partner. Without regular alone time within our relationships, we can become drained and even resentful," she told Bored Panda.
I asked Alex how someone could tell if their partner is 'the one,' but she told me she doesn't believe in this idea. Instead, she has a more grounded approach than my idealistic version of dating. "What we should be mindful of when picking a lifelong partner is whether or not their core values align with ours, and to determine if they demonstrate healthy relationship skills (or if they are at least learning and implementing them)," she told Bored Panda.
I love being married to my husband. The pandemic actually confirmed that for both of us, thank god.
Well, let me join the club. ♡ To be honest, the pandemic made the two of us closer too. We had a nice relationship before too, but we were both pretty busy. With the lockdown, we had a chance to spend more time together in a different way, and the results are an improved relationship. It's one good thing that came out of an otherwise unfortunate situation.
Load More Replies...Say it LOUDER for people in the back. My exhusband would say things like, "I married her for her cooking" and constantly make fun of my British accent and lexicon. It was horrible
We are the happiest married couple of my hubby's friend circle. All his friends married only after getting their girlfriends pregnant, and bitterly regret having children (they love their children dearly, but very much didn't want them). And the wives all have the attitude that their husbands couldn't possibly do better than them and they should be *lucky* to have such a piece of sex on legs deigning to be a part of their lives. Hubby and I are just gobsmacked by the whole thing. Then we go home, cuddle on the couch and he apologises for leaving his socks on the floor!
I never understood why this "marrying because she got pregnant" is a thing still in a developed country. The US needs to loosen up a bit.
Load More Replies...I think that the word hate is used to often, and that it is okay for a moment to dislike your spouse and to not always have to agree with each other. I love my wife more and more everyday but some moments I do not like her.
This is true. In just about any relationship, disagreeing can happen. It becomes an issue when the disagreements are very frequent and/or severe.
Load More Replies...YES. People ask me, "Your wife let you do that?" And I say, "Of course, we don't have an antagonistic relationship!"
also stop the "Happy wife is a happy life" garbage. You should not have to sacrifice yourself to please another person. I have watched so many married friends sit in misery because of that stupid attitude.
Turns out it's an optical illusion anyway. There's ground about three feet below her.
Also, it's too recent that I've increased the value of their insurance policy... would be suspicious.
Why maximum volume? Just have a notepad and pen in hand, and occasionally make "ooh, good idea"-type noises. (I kid, I kid)
To be fair; a lot of us dudes are pretty damn dense when it comes to picking up signals...
Why "signal" when we have this little thing called "language" and we can just... you "know, talk"? "Signals" when done by humans are, by their nature, ambiguous.
Load More Replies...Well, don't bother to stop talking to him. I stpped talking to my husban for almost a week, after one particularly upsetting things he dio. in fact I simply behaved like a zombie when he was near, Then he made another heinous thing, and I exploded.| He response was "What happened? You've been so happy this week!
I've been married 15 years. It's taken a frustratingly long time for my husband to realize that I am allowed to be angry at him sometimes. I am one of those people who takes a very long time to get mad - but watch out when I do.
In the relationship coach's opinion, fixating on the idea of 'the one' can actually be harmful. "When we get hung up on this concept of 'the one,' we are less present with whoever we are dating at any specific moment because of this fear or curiosity that something out there is better—which leads to serial dating."
As for anyone out there who feels like there's no spark in their relationship anymore, the key to rekindling it is getting playful. "For some reason, we step into adulthood, get into long-term relationships and believe we must 'adult' now and get serious, which leads us to denying ourselves of playtime. To get that spark back, go do something new together, play a game together, or revisit a nostalgic spot or activity."
and also he posted it on her birthday :D they seem to have a great relationship
Load More Replies...You should see some of the photos he takes of me...at my worst moments. Whereas I take the cutest pics of him...or erase the accidentally crappy ones!
I was with a friend when her husband was on a camping trip. He was out in the deep forest, trailer camping with a friend, he called to ask where the cutting board was. She patiently told him exactly where it was and how to retrieve it. She hung up the phone and turned to me and said this happens every time he goes out and the cutting board is exactly the same place it’s always been. I almost think that he’s just calling to check in because he misses her and he uses the cutting board as an excuse. It’s cute no matter why
I lived at my male best friend's house, his childhood home that he has lived at for 38 years, for about 3 years. Moved out 5+ years ago. I kept everything where it was while living there. He still calls me asking where items are, especially where his pie tin is! It's in the corner cabinet above the toaster where it's always been! "Oh yeah ..."
im all like why is he opening the drawer then pullout what some tea?'
I think that comes with hte maleness. I know I'd be divorced on thespoyt if I put nay of his tools away in the wrong place. But I've given up having "right places". I don't ecve ask him wher he put whatever because all he says "I've never seen it!" I just say I can't find the XYZ. And he comes and gets it from whatever illogical place he stashed it
I used to do household chores very loudly and now i just talk to him, communication is key
Actually, it would be more interesting to keep the newspaper of the day AFTER the wedding, because there would be written everything interesting that happened at the wedding day...
Heres a newspaper from the day after your wedding... okay?
Load More Replies...HA! My aunt sent out my cousins wedding invitations with a postage stamp that read “we have not yet begun to fight”!! My aunt had a very wickedly wonderful sense of humor. PS - STAMP REFERENCE: This stamp marks the 200th anniversary of the 1779 sea battle between John Paul Jones' warship the Bonhomme Richard and the British HMS Serapis off Northern England. It was during this famous battle that Jones uttered the long-remembered words, "I have not yet begun to fight
No matter how the marriage turns out, you will laugh about this pic for years
Suzann Pileggi Pawelski and James Pawelski, a married couple who know the secrets behind building relationships that last, told me in an earlier interview that people should spend more time thinking about the actual marriage instead of planning the wedding.
“A wedding is magical day no doubt, and of course something to celebrate, but what about planning for all the days to come in our marriage which is intended to last a life-time? Many newlyweds seem to think that ‘happily ever after’ just happens. However, research shows it’s healthy habits that build long-term love," Suzie and James previously told Bored Panda.
My wife finds it, somewhere else, and is then like "see, it was right by where I said it was" or "that's what I meant"
Load More Replies...All. The. Time. He can say "I can't find ___". I know where it is. Even if it's his, and I haven't touched it. Sometimes in places he's already looked.
Seriously. I wish I could expand upon my ability but unfortunately it seems to only work on wallets and household items...
Load More Replies..."it's on the second shelf, at the end with the sauces, under a box- but you probably didn't see it because it's in a paper bag!" - and other such minutely detailed instructions are the result of being the one who puts most stuff away when we decide it's housework time (he cleans the kitchen while I 'organise'). We have a system, and it sort of works!
Pro tip: everything is ‘on the side’ Simply work out what that actually means and you’ll be fine
We live on a farm. I asked my husband to go get the row cover (to keep plants from freezing in autumn) he comes back and says he cant find it. I go look. Takes 10 SECONDS. Its in a HUGE box about four feet per side with a HUGE label saying 'row cover'. How can he possibly miss this?
Her gym clothes are too tight and she's frustrated that she has put on weight, but also loves food... I get it
Been there, done that. We eventually got in to see her Doctor, I got her to spill the whole story. Turned out to be Paranoid Schizophrenia - the Bad Kind. Answer: psychoactive meds, for thirty years. All the stress wrecked her heart, too.
I had to ask my husband if he had a secret Twitter account. I've done this exact same thing 😂
Nope, definitely in mine, too. Or the sink right when I need to drain pasta...
Load More Replies...This. Oh, this. So much. "Coming in from your left. No, babe, your other left. Honey, can I just... Y'know, I'll come back when you're done. What're you doing?" and my husband will reply, "I dunno."
And when they move, they move to the NEXT drawer you need to get in to . . .
I just grab his butt (as long as he isn't cutting or cooking food). Not only does he get the message, but he reflexively makes this nonverbal complain-y sound that I find highly amusing!
"It’s interesting that it’s the only domain in our lives where we think that success will just happen without much effort of our own. For example, when it comes to our physical health, it would be foolish to think that merely buying a gym membership and working out once would strengthen our muscles and build flexibility (if only that were the case!. We all know that in order to increase our strength and tone our bodies we have to work at it regularly,” the couple explained.
“So, too, when it comes to our relational health. However, popular culture seems to romanticize marriage making people think that once you get married you can merely ride off into the sunset together. That’s obviously not the case. It takes work.”
i was going to upvote your comment, but it was at 69 upvotes, im very sorry
Load More Replies...No one going to say that you don't stir with a spatchy spatch but with a ladle adle?
You use a spatchy spatch if de food is in a pan
Load More Replies...This is me. My fiancé says he'll teach me how to make his secret recipe and then only let's me stir things and open cans because he says if I learn how, I won't need him anymore. It's our running joke when someone asks how he makes something. I jump in and say, "oh I know!! You stir it and open and dump 2 cans of [ingredient] in."
My Hubby and I go for a 'B*tch Beer' at the pub... so we take as little stress home as possible...
Tea is another word for gossip. Spilling the tea usually means literally running to your BF and gushing out everything you just heard about someone you know.
Load More Replies...That's sweet when your kid is young but it starts to get annoying after the first 15 years🙄
Load More Replies...Scientifically, all items in a fridge are related to Schrödinger's cat. They can only be seen after you give up looking and ask your spouse where they are.
According to Suzie and James, there isn’t necessarily a specific moment when you can say that you’re ‘ready’ for married life. Rather, it’s more about the willingness to work on ourselves and our relationship, helping both grow stronger. “As human beings, we are always growing, changing, and evolving. And so are our relationships," Suzie said.
"Being open, curious, and having a growth mindset about ourselves, and our partners, will help us be able to better navigate together in marriage. A marriage isn’t an end state but rather a beginning. It’s a process and a life-long journey. The more we seek to understand ourselves and our partners, the better equipped we will be to travel together on this beautiful, yet often challenging adventure,” the relationship experts said.
Sadly, no. Their bone structure is not well adapted for it, they aren't really strong enough to carry you, and your feet wouldn't even get off the ground. Why does science have to ruin people's dreams? :(
Load More Replies...yeps, that insecurity-tracking-everthing-he-does. no wonder he's off to live with the wolves.
Then say you want something! Communication is important and I don't get the point of this!
Yes, and if you want snacks you should say so.... but if my SO sits down with food... even though I said I didn't want any ..I'm going to atleast have a nibble... it only took him 6 months to catch on to this and now he always brings an extra nibble.
Load More Replies...Just kidding, I get 2 orders of fries so she doesn't eat mine! joey-doesn...721051.jpg
Lol. If someone got two things of fries, I’d still eat theirs as well as with mine.
Load More Replies...Hahaha my husband waits til I say it is time to leave and says "I gotta go to the bathroom first"
It's the other way around for us. I tell my husband 1-2hrs in advance, what time we will be leaving - and we always leave 20-40 mins late. He's only gotta turn off the computer and get dressed. No makeup or hair gel involved.
Easy; just tell people that you're horny, and that you're going home to F*ck. No questions asked, and if you're lucky you won't be expected to attend any further events.
Thanks! Gonna try that at my mum and dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary next month!
Load More Replies...I have found that this is not gender related but there is always the calendar keeper and the one who has no idea what's going on
True. My mother tells me her plans, I say no just tell Martyn
Load More Replies...Married 25 years here ... you could also approach this by realizing your spouse will need extra reminders if they tend to be forgetful. Teach them to program a reminder in their phone. Then go cuddle and watch scary movies
When my wive always says she texted me something about this or that, I show her my phone's text history from her to show her it's not there and she says, You must have deleted it." When I have her show me her phone's sent texts and it's not there, she will say, "I guess I deleted it after sending it." Riiight.
My husband actually remembers things better than me so that I make him the one to write things down in his phone to remind me. “Honey, remind me to call so and so at such time.” He jokes he’s my personal assistant but I just tell him “either you write it down to tell me or there’s no guarantee it’s getting done, and then bad things are probably gonna happen as a result, like a bill not getting paid”
I have a calendar on the wall in the kitchen at Hubby's height - not mine. Everything is on there.
Word of advice, though: don't do it during a sporting event. Unless you are talking about the game, they'll ignore it and notice it when it's too late!
My male partner is the same. I was terrified of driving and on the edge of panic attacks. Now I am driving alone and I am still afraid but much less. Him talking all the time and telling me what to do (whatch out! Look there! You are going too slow) really messed me.
It's always scary being a passenger, tell your man to stop being wuss and let you drive your way.
Load More Replies...I refused to drive my mother. She was such a BAD back-seat driver, that I felt I was risking murdering her if she was the passenger.
Load More Replies...My husband actually told me I needed to turn left (3 blocks from our house), so I drove about 5 miles out of my way just to let him know I didn't need his help FINDING THE WAY HOME TO MY OWN HOUSE FROM THE GROCERY STORE.
This! We moved to Belgium from the US and the narrow roads here terrify her, even though I manage them just fine.
Yeah nothing like a spouse reacting as i pass a semi that they think is too close.
This is why I'm glad my fiance and I have separate bathrooms. She always does that!
Whoa that would get irritating for me. May you always have separate bathrooms
Load More Replies...If my husband of 30 years ever replaces a roll of toilet paper, I will know it's time for a full neurological workup for him, b/c something would have to be reallyl really *wrong*....
Both the ladies rooms where i work - that and the paper towel holders!
This is me when I'm sick and I'm not ashamed. I'm basically on my death bed...let me die in peace. What do you mean it's just the flu?
Bro, the flu is one of only 2 illnesses that can keep me down. Everything else is ignored, but the Flu will knock me on my ass for 3 days.
Load More Replies...This makes me a little angry. I had a live-in boyfriend, I made his coffee, breakfast, packed lunch, started his car, put the coffee in a tumbler in the car, ran his dry cleaning and he had hot supper on the table when he got home and one morning, I was sick in bed and couldn't do the usual and he called me "pitiful" and that was the day I started growing resentment and left him a few months after
But when I was in a car accident and dam near thrown out my windshield,glass in my eye, sling on my arm asked him to clean the litter box. "I'll get to it later, dam baby, we just got home. Let me rest for a minute. . Me- nsvermind, I'll do it., even though I have one arm, can't see and a freaking concussion. Since I'm up I guess now I have to cook for you to?? Him- well ua, if you don't mind. Him- my stomach hurts, I think I'm dying..can you get me a drink please, I can't move. It hurts SO bad! Me- sure, I gotta go to the store, get you medicine, pick up groceries, take the cats to the vet, go to work, clean the house,, cook dinner All while having the WORST cramps in the world on top of raging p.m.s. But give me 5min, I got you. 🤦♀️
if the hole is on one of the sides, then there is little reason to throw the underwear out.
Apply cold water to the burned area. *Flood*
Load More Replies...I've an eidetic memory, which drives my poor fiance crazy. Half the time I remember where she put stuff better than she does, and I wasn't even paying attention when she put them down!
Goes both ways. In my house my wife can't find items right in front of her then I go find in seconds.
The longer the better, so it's fine when they're there for a month
Load More Replies...I came here just to ask who's going to be receiving the divorce decree? :D
Load More Replies...Oh yes. My poor hubby! I wake up and tell him, "Dream-You was an a_hole! I need a hug!" and then he tells me what a jerk Dream-Him obviously is. That's marriage.
I never understood why this was such a sticking point with people. As my husband and I say, “as long as the bills are getting paid and both are contributing something, who cares?” I have a higher degree than my husband so I probably will make more than him our entire lives, and he’s excited by it, not threatened by it at all.
Same here. I make significantly more than hubby, we both knew that going in. I can't say it's all been easy, I try not to have the attitude that because I make more, I should get more say in how it's spent. But we've been married 28 years this month, so we must be doing something right.
Load More Replies...That's a sexy little man servant. I've always loved Mr. Clean. I'd hook a chain to his earring and lead him to the bedroom to clean the "dust bunnies"!
When my SO says there's something she wants done, I tell her, "Well... you go right ahead and do it then."
cant be too nice if it needs lots of improvements... 😒
Load More Replies...This is me 😀😀😀 My husband is 196 cm, I am 162 cm. I see only top of my hair in the mirror in the bathroom 😀. (I have other, height-appropriate mirror in the house 😊)
Maybe it is, so he's afraid of losing it when discarding the glove, otherwise.
Load More Replies...Why are the gloves so loose? Is this another one of those moments where the guy grabs the large because he doesn't want his friends to know his hands are only a medium? Lol
well you have all the motivation and dedication, then it's lost cuz u say, "well f**k it why would i use it"
I had a friend that would come over. Being from the south we always walked our company to their car. He would excuse himself to go to the bathroom after we would be outside. I would putter in my garden waiting for him to come back and leave. I would walk back in and every cabinet and drawer would be open. He would call me later laughing at me. You know who you are Brian Hickerson.
Very true. He got a nutri-ninja, I got a vacuum, and ther eyou have our lives.
My parents are divorced, yet my dad still buys my mum domestic gifts. Which she BARELY USES, might I add.
When I get a partner someday, I want them to buy me plushies and hoodies. I have no use for sewing machines if I can just get already made hoodies
Stop trashing her already. All you know is what's in papers and on the internet. Getting sick of the get on the meghan trashing bandwagon. FFS!
Load More Replies...Why? I'm on Pinterest every day... I don't think my wife has a clue about what Pinterest is.
Load More Replies...Mine are "In this book I'm reading..." or "In my game..." He gets me back with descriptions of car repairs and how his software works.
You spend more time looking at a clock than you do reading the time.
That wouldn't bother me, if I chose venues as well on other nights....My Hubs and I come from two cultures that love their pubs...
I don't blame him. I think I was in my 40's when I finally "got" how to fold a fitted sheet. Twenty years later, they can still make me crazy.
Then just say it to my face, because I’m gonna bug you until you tell me exactly what you said and we’re gonna fight anyway
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA * grabs duster and angrily cleans blinds *
Load More Replies...That's hilarious because my man is the one obsessed with cleaning
Load More Replies...Hey, one of my sisters-in-law married my youngest brother because he'd take out the trash. Not the only reason, but it was high on the list! LOL.
Around our household, most off days go like this: Fiance: We're gonna get so much done today! Me: Yes! (30 seconds later, we're cuddling on the couch watching Big Bang Theory) Me: Weren't we going to do something today? Fiance: Yeah, but we've got ti--holy crap it's 9PM already!? And this is why the dishes never get done on off days.
im sick of this meme s**t imma go watch reality TV and pet my sister's chicken
i'm f*****g done bro. you know what? imma just go watch georgenotfound with my cat.
Load More Replies...I hate how some people only talk about marriage and pretend that you can only be commited if you marry. This is not the 14th century anymore...
I think you can be totally committed but just think people should marry if they are. Our rights are different when we're married. It's why gays have fought for it. Otherwise there can be issues during medical events or financial issues or death. why not marry if you're totally committed?
Load More Replies...Around our household, most off days go like this: Fiance: We're gonna get so much done today! Me: Yes! (30 seconds later, we're cuddling on the couch watching Big Bang Theory) Me: Weren't we going to do something today? Fiance: Yeah, but we've got ti--holy crap it's 9PM already!? And this is why the dishes never get done on off days.
im sick of this meme s**t imma go watch reality TV and pet my sister's chicken
i'm f*****g done bro. you know what? imma just go watch georgenotfound with my cat.
Load More Replies...I hate how some people only talk about marriage and pretend that you can only be commited if you marry. This is not the 14th century anymore...
I think you can be totally committed but just think people should marry if they are. Our rights are different when we're married. It's why gays have fought for it. Otherwise there can be issues during medical events or financial issues or death. why not marry if you're totally committed?
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