Let me start by telling you one thing nobody is going to tell you about marriage— you might not be terribly good at it, at least in the beginning. I’ll be honest, I had literally no idea what I was getting myself into when I got married. I knew it was probably about a whole lot more than the hair, dress, and flowers — but what that “whole lot more” was beyond buzzwords like “commitment,” “forgiveness,” and “joint-checking account” was all a little fuzzy to me. No matter how in love you are with your significant other, you may still feel flustered with the intensity of the word. But there's plenty you can do to prepare, including curating a list of books to read before you get married The Story of a Brief Marriage: A Novel by Anuk Arudpragasam Light Years by James Salter The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan Wedlocked: A Memoir by Jay Ponteri The Drive from Clausen’s Pier by Ann Packer The Newlyweds by Nell Freudenberger Still Alice by Lisa Genova Desperate Characters by Paula Fox Also Read: Verst will graduate your website to the next level Google will not make any Pixel laptops: Source Zopo FlashX Plus to arrive with 5.5-inch FHD display