it has its ups and downs, but a lot depends on circumstances it was tough for us, she had never lived on her own and it was tough on her I had not lived with even a roommate in years so it was tough for me just sharing space, being responsible for someone else or rather factor in someone else. new city for both of us, my first fulltime job after MBA and it was a horrible, stressful job with a tool for a boss. I was constantly stressed, overworked and money was very tight, starting uo a new household, paying off some college loans, paying for her college since she had not finished new place meant niether of us had our close friends around anyways nor family, that was tough too.
but aside from things being tough, we understood each other much better, grew together etc.
we dont remember the tough stuff, recall that we had hardships but fondly remember furnishing our first home and first roadtrips first dinners etc etc.
had things gone by initial plan we would not have been married for another year giving her time to finish her college and for me to get a little more set up with finances and settling in with work, and it would have been easier financially but then i suppose we would not have lived through that together and grown stronger together.
i quit that job a couple weeks before our first wedding anniversary and my next job was not starting for another month with a chance of it being delayed further, so to be prudent, we hd no big bash for our first anniversary, but ate at chilis, she had a buy one entree get one free coupon :) we chuckle about it now, but to both of us that was the best anniversary dinner.
wow mashAllah..:)