To say this is ridiculous?

[LemonSherbetFancies]

My friend said that most couples don't really like each other.
Aibu to say this is ridiculous? Personally, DP and I are a team and I am completely in love with him. Of course there are times I may not agree or like something he does but this is rare.

I agree with you

But then I read so many threads on here I’m not sure what the norm is

I think anyone who claims to always like their OH is a liar, if it’s a long term cohabitating relationship anyway. I openly admit I don’t always like my DH, still love him of course but he really does wind me up at times and I know I do him too. Perfectly normal when you have been together years, live together and especially if you have children. Not normal to permanently dislike each other though, there’s very little point being together if that’s the state you’re in.

I think it a mixture of both. I know couples who are best friends and really enjoy each other company. I also know couples who love each other but dislike each other and are just stuck together because of kids and finances

I definitely like my DH. We enjoy each other’s company and have shared likes. We also have individual hobbies (sport and gaming for him and crafts for me) thy mean we don’t spend every evening together but there have been times we’ve spent all
Our time together and loved it.

People can call me a liar if they like but we’re just really compatible

I love my DP but don't always like him 😂

Oh, we wind each other up on rare occasion but we really do like each other. We’re still best buddies and after 30 years of marriage and we still have great regular sex .
Both pursue different hobbies and have our own friends ( separate bathrooms also help).

When you hear someone say 'most people think blah blah' they are simply saying 'I think blah blah'.

Your friend is either in an unhappy relationship or is single and trying to convince her/himself they're not missing out.

I always love dp and I generally like him.

Sometimes I don't like things he has done. He might irritate me one day or, he could be grumpy. No one is perfect.

Honestly, I am suspicious of people who always think their dp is amazing and never irritates them. I have known quite a few couples who never argue or disagree. And one of them is always unhappy just keeps quiet to not rock the boat.

Occasionally DH gets on my last nerve but more often we get on well and he regularly makes me laugh so much I cry. I think that's a decent way to live after 14 years

I certainly don't think most people but I do think a lot of people stay in very mediocre relationships for a variety of reasons...

I liked my DH, loved him and respected him, he was my best friend, made me laugh and I valued his opinion above all others.

He died.

Those of you not in decent relationships, get out and find happiness before its too late.

I can count on three fingers the couples I think genuinely like each other, sadly. But maybe that's just my circle? Most seem to detest each other, but then I'm single so I sometimes wonder if they moan about their other half to me as some weird say to make me feel better? Hard to tell, but I always think you never know what it's really like unless you're in the relationship?!

In an. "Oh, being married isn't that great Royal...he is really screwed up and the other day he did X."

It actually doesn't make me feel any better!

@cookiesandcreamm

I love my DP but don't always like him 😂

This. Among my friends - all married for decades - not one of us hasn’t looked at our bloke at some point and wondered why we married them.

Love each other to pieces, but we definitely regularly piss each other off! We always put each other first tho, and are each other's priority.