After a couple gets married, things can sometimes start to slide downhill. This is not the way you had hoped the marriage would be like; you had high expectations of things to come. Before you got married the relationship was always striving for the better, there was always something new to conquer on the road to building a strong relationship.
Do you remember how you used to look foreword to your first date then the consecutive dates? There was adventure in it going through the steps of meeting parents and then you eventually moving in together, everything was perfect. Finally you are getting married with a great future ahead for you.
Now, what can happen after the marriage is the relationship starts to lose its luster and each of you become complacent with each other. It can take years to reach this point but it will happen. You and your spouse may be struggling to find direction in your lives and may start to do stupid things that makes your marriage not so pleasant anymore.
A great marriage takes work to be successful, you can't let it go on auto pilot. It takes the attention of both parties and you can expect to have hard times and good. It's how you handle the hard times that will make your relationship successful. Do not wait for things to turn bad before you try to fix them, when you feel something is wrong work at fixing it right away. The longer you put it off the harder it will be to overcome.
Don't let your marriage fail because of lack of attention. Keep on top of things and your relationship will continue to grow and the two of your will always be happy together.