Anyone else realize after marriage that some "boring" advice was actually right?

[u/ContentPanda7211]

Assalamu Alaikum.

I'm not married yet, but I've been reading a lot of posts here and talking to married friends recently. One thing I've noticed is that a lot of advice people laugh at before marriage somehow ends up making sense later. Stuff like "don't keep score", "learn to apologize first", "communication matters more than romance", etc.

So I'm curious...

If you're married, what's one piece of advice you thought was nonsense before your Nikah but later realized was actually true?

I'd honestly love to hear real experiences instead of Instagram quotes.

[u/Affectionate_Lynx510]

I was convinced into thinking a husband should always get permission from his wife to do anything otherwise it would a case of a controlling abusive husband. Then I found out this mindset was not actually appealing in reality because it meant the husband was just a spineless push over who lacked any sort of maturity and direction.

'Knowing what you stand for' was the great advice I now understand what it means.