Marriage looks different for every single couple. Some agree that both spouses should work, while others decide that their kids will have a stay-at-home parent. Some can’t bear to be apart for more than 24 hours, while others celebrate the holidays separately, so they can each be with family.
As long as both parties are on the same page, there’s nothing wrong with making up the rules as they go. And sometimes, unconventional methods are the best way to keep a marriage afloat. People have recently been sharing their most creative and brilliant marriage hacks on TikTok, so we’ve gathered the best ones below. Some are adorable, while others are a bit questionable, but these spouses swear by them! So enjoy scrolling through, and be sure to upvote the ones you’d like to implement in your own relationship.
This woman invited people to share their most unconventional marriage hacks, and viewers did not disappoint with their replies
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#21
My great-grandma would flip over their “Home Sweet Home” sign when they were fighting over something.
20points
#22
Maybe not unhinged but anytime one of us speaks to the other with a little too much sass or sarcasm, we calmly say, ”You wanna try that again?“ and it avoids any escalation like 95% of the time.
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19points
#23
We wear party hats during arguments. How can you possibly argue badly with party hats on.
17points
#24
If we are getting heated or have something to discuss, we get a flash light and we get under a cover like we’re telling ghost stories and who ever has the flash like has talking rights.
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15points
#25
My mom is amazing at backgammon. She & my dad played every day before he left for work and before bed. She let him win in the mornings so he’d feel good at work and make that 💰. He never noticed. 💀
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14points
#26
We have a 5 second rule. You have 5 seconds after you say something you regret to say “5 second rule” and it’s erased. It’s saved many arguments.
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13points
#27
I tell him made up stories about things my “friend’s husband” did and finish with, “I’m so glad you don’t do that” but they’re all things he does that I don’t like. He self-corrects.
12points
#28
I like to say "You know what I love about you?" and list the things I want him to be like. He believes he suddenly has these qualities and starts to build on them without question. It's magic.
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12points
#29
I randomly flash my husband. He never knows when it’s coming, but I make sure to do it when he’s having a bad day or we’re fighting. It’s a small act but it’s a mood lifter/shifter.
12points
#30
When I have an uncomfortable situation to talk to him about that I know he’ll get angry or won’t want to talk about. I wait until he’s pooping cause he can’t run away.
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8points