IT’S so often depicted as a fairytale – you meet your soulmate, fall in love, get married and live happily ever after. It’s destiny.
Except it isn’t, really. We know marriage is hard work. In fact, it’s something every couple in a committed relationship, married or not, can attest to.
Those lovey-dovey photos posted on social media are only a small part of the reality. Because who posts pics of the daily grind and all the struggles and compromise that get you to the point where you’re celebrating 15, 20 or 30 years together?
“For every picture I’ve posted of us looking happy and in love, there have been countless moments of annoyance, irritation and disagreement,” says Thulani*, who’s just celebrated her 17th wedding anniversary.
She and her husband, Lebo*,…