Anticipating what is to come could help make living together a more harmonious and loving experience. The following are tips for newly weds as you begin on the very exciting marital journey:

The single life is over. A new chapter of your joint lives begins. Life is exciting, your future stretching out before you as you wish for a happy, loving and long-lasting marriage. And as long as you're prepared for the bad times as well as the good and are willing to weather the storms together, there is no reason why life won't go according to plan.

Moving in together as newly weds will be romantic and exhilarating. It is understandable if you don't want to give a lot of thought to the practicalities. Or it could be your nature is such that you have already considered what might lie ahead and what you might expect living together.

Anticipating what is to come could help make living together a more harmonious and loving experience. The following are tips for newly weds as you begin on the very exciting marital journey together.

Tip 1 ~ Agree on some ground rules from the start. These should include how you will handle joint finances, how to share the housework, how much time you want to spend together or apart. How involved will you be with your individual families and how important will it be to forge good relationships with in-laws?

Tip 2 ~ Respect each other's need for space. No matter how close you might be, one might need more independence than the other. One might prefer time alone before going to bed or not to be disturbed while in the bathroom. Or it could be sharing a shower will be romantic and fun. There will be little things you will get to know about each other once you move in together and you should be ready to respect each other's private wishes as well as enjoy the joint moments you share.

Tip 3 ~ Respect each other's religious or spiritual beliefs. You don't have to agree on everything but if you can respect the other's beliefs and philosophies, this will have a quality value in your relationship.

Tip 4 ~ Look forward to learning more about each other. Eventually living together will feel natural and you will settle into a joint routine that suits the two of you. Working with each other to find a compromise when there are disagreements in the early stages of your marriage, will help you find ways to keep life happy and harmonious.

Tip 5 ~ Never let the sun set on an argument. Resolve conflict as soon as possible as bitterness can fester and cause problems. Always make the effort to find a compromise and not to let discord drag on. Follow these tips and be ready to tackle future difficulties in a calm and mature way and you will both be taking the right attitude to enjoy a happy, lasting and loving marriage.