the novelty of their marriage

[alpacinou]

Hello.

I'm trying to express the idea that the quality of being exciting and new in a marriage would go away after a while. Does this work?

She was thinking that if she marries him, after a while, the novelty of their marriage would pall and they would grow distant.

What other words can I use instead of "novelty" and "pall"?

Is there a better way to express the idea?

 

[Tdol]

thrill/fade?

 

[alpacinou]

thrill/fade?

Thanks. So, do my words work in the first place?

And does this work?

If I marry you, the thrill of our relationship will fade after six months.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hello.

I'm trying to express the idea that the quality of being exciting and new in a marriage would go away after a while. Does this work?

She was worried that if she married him, after a while, the novelty [STRIKE]of their marriage[/STRIKE] would pall and they would grow distant.

What other words can I use instead of "novelty" and "pall"?

Is there a better way to express the idea?

You could try pale.

 

[tedmc]

The novelty would wear off and they would start to drift apart.

 

[alpacinou]

So, I'm going to combine all your good suggestions.

What do you think about this?

"I have given this a lot of thought George." He looked at her with apprehension. "I marry you. Then the thrill of our relationship would fade after six months. The novelty would pale and I wouldn't feel a spark of excitement when I hear your voice. After a few years, we drift apart and the next thing you know, we lawyer up to get divorce. So, my answer is no. Let's not get married." George was speechless.

 

[Tdol]

And does this work?

If I marry you, the thrill of our relationship will fade after six months.

It works for me. In your original, novelty works fine, but I am less sure about pall.

 

[alpacinou]

It works for me. In your original, novelty works fine, but I am less sure about pall.

And what about this?

"I have given this a lot of thought George." He looked at her with apprehension. "I marry you. Then the thrill of our relationship would fade after six months. The novelty would pale and I wouldn't feel a spark of excitement when I hear your voice. After a few years, we drift apart and the next thing you know, we lawyer up to get a divorce. So, my answer is no. Let's not get married." George was speechless.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

So, I'm going to combine all your good suggestions.

What do you think about this?

"I have given this a lot of thought George." He looked at her with apprehension. "I marry you. Then the thrill of our relationship would fade after six months. The novelty would pale and I wouldn't feel a spark of excitement when I hear your voice. After a few years, we drift apart and the next thing you know, we lawyer up to get divorce. So, my answer is no. Let's not get married." George was speechless.

It's never get divorce. It can be:

- divorce (verb)
- get a divorce (verb, article, noun)
- get divorced (verb, whatever)

 

[alpacinou]

It's never get divorce. It can be:

- divorce (verb)
- get a divorce (verb, article, noun)
- get divorced (verb, whatever)

Yes. It was a slip. I fixed it in post #8.

What about the rest of it?

How would you write it Charlie?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes. It was a slip. I fixed it in post #8.

What about the rest of it?

How would you write it Charlie?

It look to me like you're on the right track.

Your vocabulary is strong. Keep building it. The more you build it, the more ways you'll have to tell a story.

 

[alpacinou]

It look to me like you're on the right track.

Your vocabulary is strong. Keep building it. The more you build it, the more ways you'll have to tell a story.

Thanks Charlie.

Just so I'm clear, you wouldn't change anything here?

"I have given this a lot of thought George." He looked at her with apprehension. "I marry you. Then the thrill of our relationship would fade after six months. The novelty would pale and I wouldn't feel a spark of excitement when I hear your voice. After a few years, we drift apart and the next thing you know, we lawyer up to get a divorce. So, my answer is no. Let's not get married." George was speechless.

 

[emsr2d2]

Thanks, Charlie.

Just so I'm clear, wouldn't you [STRIKE]wouldn't[/STRIKE] change anything here?

"I have given this a lot of thought, George." He looked at her with apprehension. "I marry you. Then the thrill of our relationship [STRIKE]would fade[/STRIKE] fades after six months. The novelty [STRIKE]would pale[/STRIKE] wears off and I [STRIKE]wouldn't[/STRIKE] no longer feel a spark of excitement when I hear your voice. After a few years, we drift apart and the next thing you know, we lawyer up to get a divorce. So, my answer is no. Let's not get married." George was speechless.

See above for the changes I would make. Having started with the present tense for "I marry you", I would continue in the present tense.

 

[alpacinou]

See above for the changes I would make. Having started with the present tense for "I marry you", I would continue in the present tense.

You are great to have here.:up:

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

. . . Having started with the present tense for "I marry you", I would continue in the present tense.

Yup! You beat me to it!

 

[emsr2d2]

Yup! You beat me to it!

Yes, but only by one day, one hour and 59 minutes! ;-)