Madison Prewett attends the Los Angeles special screening of Universal’s “Redeeming Love” at Directors Guild of America on January 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Amy Sussman/Getty
Amy Sussman/Getty
Married life has gotten off to a great start forMadison Prewett Troutt— and yet, she admits the adjustment to it all didn’t come without its struggle.
The Love Everybody Wantsauthor, 27, had something of a whirlwind courtship,tying the knotwithGrant Trouttin Dallas last October 2022 — three months after Grant’sproposaljust eight months into their relationship.
And while their first year of marriage “has been amazing,” Madison is opening up exclusively to PEOPLE about some of the couple’s earliest challenges.
“I will say the first three to six months was hard,” she acknowledges. “I think that the reason it was hard was something that not a lot of people talk about often I feel like is when you get married, there’s this beautiful celebration and union taking place, but there’s also this dying to your old life.”
She explains, “You’re dying to your single life. You’re dying to, in a way, kind of your old ways of living and mindset towards certain things. I think that was something that not many people talked about when I entered into marriage.”
(L-R) Madison Prewett Troutt and Grant Troutt pictured at their October 2022 wedding in Dallas, Texas.Megan Kay Photography
Megan Kay Photography
The formerBachelorcontestant adds, “I think that was quite a mindset flip and adjustment that we both had to make. But then once that mindset flipped and we came at it not just looking to get from one another but looking to give and to serve, really, our marriage just became the strongest, the healthiest.”
(L-R) Madison Prewett Troutt and Grant Trout are pictured posing closely together in June 2022.Madison Prewett/Instagram
Now, Madison says the duo “are each other’s very best friends.”
“We just trust each other with all of our heart, and we continue to push each other and make each other better and challenge one another and laugh together,” she shares. “I think that’s what’s so important is there’s that two-sided coin where it’s like half of the relationship really should be joy and laughter and being each other’s best friends. But then the other half really should be pushing each other and making each other better in each other’s purpose and closer to each other’s faith.”
A photo of the cover art for Madison Prewett Troutt’s latest book, ‘The Love Everybody Wants: What You’re Looking for Is Already Yours’.Random House
Random House
Navigating romantic relationships is a focal point forThe Love Everybody Wants: What You’re Looking For Is Already Yours. The self-love book, which was released on Tuesday, aims to help her readers understand the foundations of love and establish a sense of self-worth.
“I know for me, when I was single, one of the hardest things was the people that I was getting advice from or listening to were 30 years older than me and had been married for 50-plus years,” she adds. “As much as I loved that and I still read those books and they have helped me through so many seasons, I always longed for someone who I felt like could understand where I was at. That’s something that I was super passionate about when I started writing this message.”
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The Love Everybody Wants: What You’re Looking For Is Already Yoursis available to purchase wherever books are sold.
source: people.com
