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When we talk about married life, we talk about the good and the bad. In this lesson, I will teach you the English you need to know to communicate how you feel about your married life. If you are not married, then at least you can learn this lesson to speak about your opinions on your friends married life.

We will not go into detail about conversation between married couple. Mostly, couples talk about the same thing in a routine. But when you talk to friends, it's very different.

Girl talking to friends

How is married life?"
How is your husband doing?"
What do you guys do for fun?"

Some responses I've heard

I love my married life. My husband and I get a long so well."
He is so helpful. He does the dishes for me and helps me around the house a lot."
It was fun in the beginning, but now we are in a regular routine."

Everything is great, but he's a little lazy. One time he was watching TV and he called me when I was in the kitchen and asked me to get the remote control for him that was 6 feet away."

All he does is watch TV. I don't understand how a person can watch so much television."

Since we're both working, we don't have much time for each other. But we get to spend the weekend together and that is always good."

Since I'm working also, we go out to eat a lot because I don't have time to cook."

My husband is working at a consulting firm. He is always at work. I get bored a lot so I'm trying to find some hobbies."
My husband works at Microsoft. He gets home late and when he comes home, he's too tired to do anything. I'm thinking about starting a career because I have so much extra time."
My husband is in school right now. He's finishing his PHD."

Married Life - Talking to Friends

Guys talking to friends

So who's the man of the house?"
How are you enjoying married life?"
Why don't you ever come out any more?"
What advice would you give to someone who is getting married?"

Answers

There are a lot of great things I am enjoying about my married life. She does the cooking, the laundry, and the cleaning. What else can I ask for?"

I wish she would cook more often. I'm sick of eating out so much."

She's always busy with work. It's not a bad thing. But sometimes I get bored."

I get a lot of free time because my wife is working."

Since we don't have kids, and my wife is staying at home, she always complains about being bored."

The only problem is that I can't go out that often anymore."

I miss hanging out with the guys."

She doesn't let me in the kitchen. She does all the cooking and the dishes. She's so good to me."

It took some time to adjust in the beginning, but after getting used to it, I'm really enjoying my marriage."

Where ever there is a marriage, the topic of kids always comes up.

When are you going to have kids?"
Are you guys planning on having a kid anytime soon?"
Aren't your parents giving you any pressure to have kids?"
Do you want a boy or a girl?"
What month do you want to have a baby?"

We don't plan on having kids for a couple of years."
We'll probably have a kid next spring."
I want to get financially stable before having a kid."
My parents are always asking when we are going to have a kid."
My parents really want for us to get pregnant."
I don't know if I want a baby yet."

We got a honeymoon baby."
My wife is already pregnant."
We're going to have our first child in September."

Married Life - Talking about a Friend

Talking about a friends marriage
There are some terminologies used when a man is controlled by his wife. For example, if a friend cannot come out because the wife said no, or if he needs to get permission for everything, then these words apply to him.

Attached to a ball and chain - Ball and Chain refers to the wife. The ball and chain is the old type of device used to lock somebody up. You put a chain around the leg that has a large heavy metal ball attached to it so they cannot move.

Here are some example sentences:

Ever since he got married, he has been imprisoned in his house. He never comes out anymore."
Calling the ball and chain already? You've only been out for a couple of hours."
You got to get that ball and chain off your leg man."
It's obvious who the man of their house is."

Married Life - Cheating

Affair and cheating

In a marriage, having an affair and cheating on one another is a topic we'll discuss. Hopefully in your marriage you won't need to discuss this. But use this as a reference for when you see it on TV or something.

Accusing

Where were you last night?"
Why does your shirt smell like perfume?"
Who is the person that keeps calling you at night?"
You've been acting strange lately? Are you having an affair?"
Are you seeing someone?"
Are you cheating on me?"
Who was the girl I saw you with at Starbucks?"
How long have you been seeing her?"
How long have you been sleeping with her?"

I can't believe you would do this to me!"
I don't understand why you would throw away our marriage like that."
Why did you do it?"
What did I do to deserve this?"

Talking about a married couple with cheating problems

I think they are going to get divorced. Josh caught his wife cheating with another guy from work."
He should have been more careful."
I think she is having an affair with her boss. Her husband has no idea what is going on."
It's so obvious that she's sleeping with the boss. They go out together so often."
If she wasn't sleeping with him, I think she would get fired. She is incompetent at what she does."
You know that girl from the strip club? Zack is sleeping with her and his wife doesn't even have a clue."