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AIBU to ask you for signs a marriage won't last?

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Hofty · 28/02/2018 23:02

m.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/signs-a-marriage-wont-last-according-to-wedding-photographers_us_5a871dfee4b05c2bcaca8db9

I was reading this^ earlier. I think these 'signs' are largely nonsense, but it got me wondering... has anyone got any signs a marriage won't last they'd like to share? Has anyone ever noticed any 'red flags', so to speak, and been right?

DP and I are getting married this summer, but this is not in any way inspired our relationship, I'm just reading a lot on the topic of marriage at the moment.

I'll share first, it's probably an obvious one. I think a sign a marriage won't last is if either party is entering into it through a sense of obligation, for example when my grandparents married (at 16!!) they were expecting a baby and social norms at that time meant that they had to get married. They are the least compatible couple I've ever known and both openly admit they would never have done so if my grandmother hadn't been pregnant.

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AthenasOwl · 03/03/2018 20:21

A sure sign for me that things are not all what they seem in a relationship is the constant posting on social media. It tends to be one of the couple who posts while the other ignores it..sure sign that things won't last.
Iv seen several break ups over the years and it's usually these type of people. I don't know what it is, some sort of need for validation or trying to convince the world that things are all roses.

crunchymint · 03/03/2018 20:47

I think trying to convince themselves

LucreziaBoredYa · 04/03/2018 05:24

BackToBaileys what on earth are you on about?

Some of us ended up married to rich guys who turned out to be utter twats too. Some trade job workers earn loads and some office employees earn a pittance.

And it's "to". / "break down". Can't help it.

Now what does well-bred mean in your opinion?. "fun, normal and good in bed " is not restricted by class.

gingergenius · 04/03/2018 10:23

because often the couples in question come back for anniversary/family/maternity/baby Photography. And we are able to see via their social media engagement (I'm also a wedding photographer) @AnUtterIdiot

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