Marriage & Martinis is an online project by a couple from New Jersey, Adam and Danielle. Together they write a blog, produce a podcast, and have even released a book to help take the fun, sexiness, and deep connection of date night to the next level.
But with this article, let's focus on their social media. There, Adam and Danielle delight their followers with humorous content about marriage and parenting; the memes and jokes they reshare paint a hilariously accurate picture of family life, so let's have a look at them as well!
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This is not a question of equality. This is not showing consideration for a person who is sick.
This selection, as a whole, really represents the way Adam and Danielle view marriage.
"It turns out that people will judge no matter what, so you really have to do what is best for you and your spouse, 'cause in the end, it boils down to the two of you and your connection," the couple wrote on their website.
"No one else can make that happen. We've learned so much along our journey and made so many mistakes, but we've never given up, and have found so much happiness inspite of all the hardship. No one said it was going to be easy, and it hasn't been. But man do we have fun, laugh, and keep each other youthful and wild. We also give each other gray hair and heartburn now, but we'll leave all that for the podcast."
I have grown very powerful over the years. Not only my pants, but my shirts also are too weak to sustain my mighty body parts.
That means fueling the spark even as you grow older and life starts adding more and more responsibilities. "As a stay-at-home-mom to three kids and two rescue dogs, I've learned how important it is to take time for myself and for Adam and me together," Danielle explained. "Laughing at ourselves and the ridiculous expectations placed on us by society as parents and spouses makes this journey so much more enjoyable."
"I think Adam and I are very in touch with the fact that if we take it all too seriously, we'll lose so many opportunities for fun, hilarity, and bonding. Marriage and parenting are seriously hard work. But it's all filled with mistakes and fails that we can either hide in humiliation or if we choose, we can share them and know that we're not alone. I much prefer that method."
"I like the idea of understanding that we're all struggling with the same experiences and fighting similar battles. It's also so nice to hear stories of people who have overcome these struggles and maybe have some advice and knowledge to help make it more tolerable for all of us. I think that describes Adam and me. We’ve been through so much in 20 years of being together, and we've stayed together. It hasn’t been easy, that’s for sure. But it has been worth it," the woman added.
There are times when you don't want someone to offer solutions to your problems. Sometimes you just need a hug.
Adam is on the same page. "When she had the idea to combine our love for inappropriate conversation, podcasts, and cocktails, it definitely piqued my interest," he recalled the origins of Marriage & Martinis.
"Plus I've seen how much people seem to relate to Danielle's blog and I think this will be an awesome extension of that, with the same 'real and authentic' voice saying, 'we're far from a perfect couple, but we're trying our best and we've never given up on one another.' It will be a new journey, and I think it will be really fun and interesting to see where it goes. Mostly though, I'm really looking forward to embarrassing the crap out of my wife."
Which is probably what many of the people in the pictures are guilty of too!
Also, if you take the last of the toilet paper, put the new roll on the spindle, donât just leave the roll on top of the toilet tank!
this is like the time my brother got stuck upside down on the monkey bars, so i had to help him. told him to let his legs go and his only reply was "i don't wanna im gonna fall to the sky" i said thats not how gravity works buddy
I feel that one! Every year I did presents for my husband's family, until this year I finally realized why tho? It wasn't that he made me do it, I just kind of did together with other gifts and never ocured to me before, that it could be his problem. I ranted about it every year but never told him. Sometimes I am thick as hell.
Thanks baby. Let's do the opposite. You do my part, I do yours.
Yep. Feeling all that right now. And so here reading BP and ignoring my work...đś
You may be doing something wrong during the night. Just saying. đ
We called that "the hunt". "What's for dinner?" - "just go hunt something for yourself."
Dads the first month of being a parent vs. the rest of their lives.
Its really good for kids' development to be consensually swung around n stuff
I moved from a southern us state ( rice, dauted fresh veggies) to a northern state ( stewed meat and potatoes..my god the potatoes ). One day i was homesick and cooked some foods i wanted. Stepkids balked and (ex) hubby said " what did you expect?" . One of the most hurtful things that happened to me. Ex husband idea of making dinner was to call the pizza place for delivery
Sometimes wish I enjoyed alcoholic beverages in order to partake in these pleasures. Hope chocolate milkshakes will do the trick!!
*huband. You mean an extra child... I do not get why women take this from the men in their lives...
It's not always laziness or weaponized incompetence. My husband has dyslexia, which effects more than just how he sees letters and words. I used to get very frustrated that he struggled with tasks that seemed so simple to me, or to remember details of conversations we just had. Now that I know he's dyslexic, and I've learned a little more about it, including how under diagnosed and misunderstood it is, I have more patience. There's no reason I can't or shouldn't also adapt how I communicate so that he can understand me more clearly. If using pictures instead of a written list means he can complete this chore, that makes my life easier. That's a partnership, that's teamwork.
Load More Replies...Not sure who the biggest idiot is, you for marrying someone who needs a list like this, or your husband for tolerating this kind of humiliation.
First of all, it's a joke. Second, there are all sorts of choices out there and I am picky about what I want either because of price or "just because".For instance, the Tylenol. Name brand or generic? Pill, tablet, or gel cap? Extra strength, p.m., cold and flu? A picture can be very helpful.
I dunno. Using your example, my husband knows what kind of Tylenol we have in the house and if it's on the list because we ran out, that's sufficient info for it to appear in the cabinet without any further help from me.
Load More Replies...My husband can work from a list just fine, but he will pretend that the store didn't have the ingredient if he doesn't like it.
Yesterday I was stood in front of the catfood isle and the shelves were almost bare, due to delivery issues, supplies issues, covid (delete where necessary). I shrugged to my fellow shopper and exaggerated some eye movement to demonstrate how annoying the situation would be when I explained it to my feline diva. What I didn't relise was he was on the phone to someone and I could hear her say "it's Felix too good to be true, remember, we talked about this!" At the time I wondered if she would have spoken to him in the same tone if she realised I was there. Now I'm thinking wouldn't everyone be happier if she had provided a photo.
Men never seem to realize that what's on the list is what I want. You cannot substitute at will. Going shopping with a man is even worse because you have to explain this for every item you put in the cart
Yes, I wish my husband were better at handling our household shopping. But after 5 years of marriage, I've decided that's no longer a hill I'm willing to die on. He has other strengths that make him a wonderful husband and father. Neither of us is perfect, but he doesn't hold that against me either. But thank the heavens for online grocery shopping and pickup. I can now do the household shopping and pick it up with relative ease. And if I absolutely need my husband to pick something up and I know there might be a variety (like just "nonfat milk" versus 20 different types of tylenol), it's easier for both of us if I just text him a photo of what I need. There's no reason to cast off otherwise lovely people for minor imperfections. Use technology to spare your sanity.
I don't know how many pictures (and aisles, shelf number,, and location on shelf) of different things I've texts husband when he's at the grocery store!
Thank goodness my mom would have never stood for this b.s. from my dad and regularly sent him to the store with a normal written shopping list that got completely and successfully fulfilled. Let's start practicing the art of leaving infantilized man-children on the shelf and only going for men who are mature enough to be able to handle the rigors of adulthood, shall we?
And yet women are being looked down upon, but men needs pictures for almost f ink everything
I go on the store's website and screenshot items I want my husband to pick up, this way it includes the aisle number, then text it to him.
I'm beginning to wonder if they are deliberately choosing stupid men to elevate their egos. And I'm a woman!!
Load More Replies...I once thought my kid lost my keyes, because I remembered her playing with them, and been bitching about it two days, when I found them in. My. Effing. Purse. Where I looked multiple times of course. But I've owned that and apologized to my kid for accusing her wrogly and since then every time I look for sth she yells from whichever part of the house: "did you check your purse?"
And the poor dog is having a nervous breakdown at all the negative energy!
I think this thread is really my wife writing a list using 50 different aliases!
The old funny one in our house is - before I met your father I didn't realise I needed a degree to spread butter on toast nor that there where 27 steps in the process!!! I have refused to make toast for him since his college lecture 15vrs ago and the kids no better than to just no more than 'yes please' when I offer it for them and I secretly savour his regretful face every time I do lol also it paved the way for him never to comment to much on anything else I do in the house đ
While reading the posts about husbands, I screamed internally, "What? That's so sexist! How dare they?!" And then, moments later, I realise I'm kinda that husband :/
I think itâs pretty sexist. Maybe Iâm just lucky to have a husband who really does do 50% of the work. But I also donât treat him like an incompetent child, and I think thatâs at least some of the problem in many of these relationships.
Load More Replies...Idk why everyoneâs hating on @Ryan Deschanel what he said was funny. And Iâm a woman.
Because he is the local misoginistic incel. He is not funnyz he is a hateful extremist
Load More Replies...Why are these people married?And why did they have children? They all sound so bitter and resentful :D
I'm sure it has its perks, and these people are just venting...But being married and having kids seems exhausting.
Load More Replies...Yes! Yes it does. You go ahead and try that. I won't judge.
Load More Replies...I think this thread is really my wife writing a list using 50 different aliases!
The old funny one in our house is - before I met your father I didn't realise I needed a degree to spread butter on toast nor that there where 27 steps in the process!!! I have refused to make toast for him since his college lecture 15vrs ago and the kids no better than to just no more than 'yes please' when I offer it for them and I secretly savour his regretful face every time I do lol also it paved the way for him never to comment to much on anything else I do in the house đ
While reading the posts about husbands, I screamed internally, "What? That's so sexist! How dare they?!" And then, moments later, I realise I'm kinda that husband :/
I think itâs pretty sexist. Maybe Iâm just lucky to have a husband who really does do 50% of the work. But I also donât treat him like an incompetent child, and I think thatâs at least some of the problem in many of these relationships.
Load More Replies...Idk why everyoneâs hating on @Ryan Deschanel what he said was funny. And Iâm a woman.
Because he is the local misoginistic incel. He is not funnyz he is a hateful extremist
Load More Replies...Why are these people married?And why did they have children? They all sound so bitter and resentful :D
I'm sure it has its perks, and these people are just venting...But being married and having kids seems exhausting.
Load More Replies...Yes! Yes it does. You go ahead and try that. I won't judge.
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