r/marriage
A place for sharing the for-better and for-worse of marriage.
How to think about r/marriage
The community focuses on the complexities of marriage, offering a space for members to share experiences, seek advice, and discuss both the joys and challenges that come with marital relationships. It is characterized by a blend of personal anecdotes, practical advice, and emotional support, making it a unique resource for those navigating the ups and downs of marriage.
Confidence 4/5
Audience
Participants range from newlyweds to long-married couples, often seeking guidance or sharing their own experiences. The vibe is generally supportive, with a mix of humor and seriousness, as members care deeply about relationship dynamics, communication, and conflict resolution. The community attracts individuals looking for relatable content and practical advice on maintaining healthy marriages.
Posting culture
Members typically post personal stories, questions, and advice requests, with a preference for authenticity and vulnerability. Content that is overly promotional or insincere tends to be downvoted, while thoughtful, engaging posts that invite discussion thrive. The community sees a steady flow of posts, with members actively commenting and providing support to one another.
Brand engagement notes
Brands should approach this community with caution, as members are often skeptical of overt promotion. Authentic engagement, such as sharing valuable resources or insights related to marriage, can be well-received. Brands that provide genuine support or facilitate discussions around marriage-related topics may find a receptive audience, but should avoid hard-selling products or services. Participating in discussions and offering expert advice can help build credibility.
Top keywords
What r/marriage talks about
Weighted by how often each term appears in posts and comments, relative to baseline frequency. The largest words are the strongest signals of community focus.
External signals
Where the community looks
Top external domains linked from posts and comments — a quick read on the sources of truth this audience trusts.
Top contributors
Who shapes the conversation
The most active and most-upvoted posters and commenters in this community. Useful when planning outreach or studying a community's tastemakers.
Top posters
By post count
- u/[deleted]
- u/andrewsmd87
- u/lxzgxz
- u/Familiar_Fall7312
- u/elainama
- u/Anon-now
- u/Ill-Ad4231
- u/Thebragg27
- u/TheManInTheBoat1981
- u/kate_b87
- u/Pastywhitebitch
- u/Jackie_Hallow
- u/Active-Mud2563
- u/AG_Squared
- u/franclemontb
- u/Sir_Chew
- u/blackiceonthebeach
- u/PriorityWeekly8676
- u/LengthinessLost8253
- u/Street_Conflict_9008
- u/Passive_Tuna
- u/HeadExpensive4399
- u/DontbeaDumbbell
- u/BabyBadger_
- u/PooYaKasha
- u/BiomedBabe1
- u/Charming-Living-673
- u/SilkSmoothATL
- u/Nice_Job_6410
- u/heylistenlady
- u/Ambitious_Thing_440
- u/LongDistRider
- u/pine123245
- u/MeetTheBrewers
- u/LeslieMommy
- u/EmoRyloKenn
- u/mattybgcg
- u/themothertucker28
- u/SpillingInk333
- u/JMyers666
- u/Puzzleheaded_Bit1438
- u/charm59801
- u/forgotmyabcs
- u/CaptAmeriKait
- u/delta_pirate7
- u/Soft-Capital-5
- u/Stranger1364
- u/the_real_maddison
- u/Intelligent_Ad_7367
- u/wadegareit
- u/bucky570
- u/elvenpossible
- u/Sheazier1983
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- u/deviateddragon
- u/serialkillertswift
- u/TheKing-is-back
- u/youdontknowme1234556
- u/monstersoframen
- u/artsofme
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- u/FrostyProspector
- u/Flrwinn
- u/venomous-harlot
- u/Itchy-Pomelo-4524
- u/Working-Bad-4613
- u/Shyshishi
- u/TrickyEstate4158
- u/elizadootoomuch
- u/Still_Silver_255
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- u/PerfectionPending
- u/cuddlebugmommy
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- u/starrynight5626
- u/shanx3
- u/Peace-and-love411
- u/ElvisTits
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- u/Zerilos1
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- u/leta-wears-shoes
- u/Practical-Vast-5074
- u/eastsidebizman
- u/PentafluoroPyridine
- u/Gone7272
- u/ThrowRAapricotz123
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/DontbeaDumbbell
- u/Secretly_A_Moose
- u/super-mommy
- u/Ill-Ad4231
- u/PooYaKasha
- u/LongjumpingBat3181
- u/NautiKitten
- u/theWacoKidRidesAgain
- u/projected_orange
- u/stitchworthy
- u/JimmyFlipside
- u/BabyBadger_
- u/papifunko
- u/yoomfi
- u/Flaky-AF-732
- u/Nice_Job_6410
- u/Thebragg27
- u/gunsmitten
- u/lxzgxz
- u/a-rahman1
- u/Charming-Living-673
- u/Ambitious_Thing_440
- u/TheRottenKittensIEat
- u/LongDistRider
- u/pine123245
- u/SilkSmoothATL
- u/heylistenlady
- u/Egress_window
- u/JMyers666
- u/Illustrious-Chip1640
- u/AwwHell_youAgain
- u/yoshimidabotkiller
- u/SpillingInk333
- u/strongladylemony
- u/BiomedBabe1
- u/Sweet_Ad_4217
- u/sparkedlibrarian
- u/scuuurp
- u/Advanced-Tooth-1980
- u/Jewfro879
- u/LeslieMommy
- u/Drdoomstick11
- u/andrewsmd87
- u/scrubmother
- u/ImJustAnonymousHere
- u/shesfreespirited
- u/MeetTheBrewers
- u/flyingpenguinboi
- u/KayKay993
- u/Pmoe_97
- u/OurSexySpace
- u/kennymax123
- u/kate_b87
- u/EmoRyloKenn
- u/FlamingoQueasy5853
- u/heavencent320
- u/Nikon17
- u/themothertucker28
- u/workingonmyself87
- u/forgotmyabcs
- u/Secure_Statement5217
- u/Romanticon
- u/Intelligent_Ad_7367
- u/CaptAmeriKait
- u/femifist26
- u/PharmDDDD
- u/egeraci
- u/ThrowRa-landor
- u/Puzzleheaded_Bit1438
- u/the_real_maddison
- u/ohheyitslisssa
- u/hdndu-usbs
- u/Aggravating_Cat242
- u/Cody_AB
- u/Substantial_Owl_4457
- u/mike10522
- u/wormtail71
- u/emi1449
- u/Heisse_Scheisse
- u/mattybgcg
- u/Sheazier1983
- u/jphilipre
- u/Howyouseeit12
- u/More_Name_7292
- u/tinylittlepaws
- u/highmama-420
- u/Appropriate_Mix2176
- u/Zee890
- u/Informal_Olive_5015
- u/Allyluvsu13
- u/dxx1017
- u/Regular-Bat-4449
- u/Jackie_Hallow
- u/newaccountxo
- u/Stranger1364
- u/HabaneroRogue
- u/MusicCityWicked
- u/Alarmed_Zucchini_683
- u/luckycat604
Top commenters
By comment count
- u/[deleted]
- u/OceanPoet87
- u/tcholesworld213
- u/candyred1
- u/anonymousolderguy
- u/Maximum_Shoulder1371
- u/Long-Stock-5596
- u/sassygirl101
- u/anonymousurfunny
- u/HM202256
- u/tossaway1546
- u/Advanced_Stuff_241
- u/Thatroyalkitty
- u/Individual_Baby_2418
- u/Personified99
- u/Icy_Curmudgeon
- u/jackjackj8ck
- u/Sicadoll
- u/PerfectionPending
- u/missoularedhead
- u/RevolutionaryHat8988
- u/twinkiesnketchup
- u/Ok-Grand-1882
- u/cinnyflactem
- u/redrose037
- u/QuitaQuites
- u/World_Explorerz
- u/Upper-Substance3868
- u/3xlduck
- u/espressothenwine
- u/WolverineNo8799
- u/thr0ughtheghost
- u/Puzzleheaded_Bit1438
- u/Thesnucka
- u/beccahas
- u/Lolaindisguise
- u/DaddysPrincesss26
- u/Procrastinista_423
- u/we_gon_ride
- u/Take-that-1913
- u/Needler69
- u/Greyeyedqueen7
- u/Echo-Reverie
- u/SorrellD
- u/hdmx539
- u/lnsewn12
- u/thewoodsare
- u/einsteinGO
- u/Illustrious-Neat106
- u/Emmanulla70
- u/carlorway
- u/cobaltsvaleria
- u/hiswife10
- u/Madshadow85
- u/False_Risk296
- u/FSmertz
- u/polo2327
- u/queerbychoice
- u/earthgarden
- u/BimmerJustin
- u/LittleCats_3
- u/MyyWifeRocks
- u/Shelbelle4
- u/donttouchmeah
- u/sendCommand
- u/Blonde2468
- u/murphy2345678
- u/charm59801
- u/m00n5t0n3
- u/CuriousPerson1981
- u/maduch
- u/aceoftrachs
- u/Pastywhitebitch
- u/delta_pirate7
- u/dream_bean_94
- u/angelicdreame
- u/njx6
- u/Typical_Agency8984
- u/ZTwilight
- u/sasanessa
- u/Overall-Scholar-4676
- u/holliday_doc_1995
- u/confusedrabbit247
- u/HoneyPops08
- u/First-Ad317
- u/Gogowhine
- u/jadegoddess
- u/Classic_Dill
- u/galenet123
- u/TheFreakinFatUnicorn
- u/MayhemAbounds
- u/CommonSenseNotSo
- u/bigjack78
- u/Far-Brother3882
- u/yummie4mytummie
- u/Tokogogoloshe
- u/joebusch79
- u/kjckountry
- u/_why_do_U_ask
- u/Neptunianx
By votes
- u/[deleted]
- u/Kittytigris
- u/999zeus
- u/petmama1234567
- u/popeViennathefirst
- u/KrikkitWars42
- u/Shropormit
- u/_throw_away222
- u/indigo_pirate
- u/Individual_Baby_2418
- u/shenanigansco34
- u/swine09
- u/itstatietot
- u/charm59801
- u/PureOrangeJuche
- u/FSmertz
- u/kkpq
- u/CrimsonVixen49
- u/Snowconetypebanana
- u/UR-prolly-A-cunt
- u/WolverineNo8799
- u/wescowell
- u/Lurker_the_Pip
- u/Jessicamorrell
- u/virtualchoirboy
- u/vengybear
- u/Double-Membership271
- u/MommyMom91
- u/delta_pirate7
- u/MuppetManiac
- u/OverratedNew0423
- u/uhohspaghettios_19
- u/ApartLocksmith1
- u/SorrellD
- u/omgpwny
- u/xzsazsa
- u/shutdownyoursystem
- u/HbeforeG
- u/Bellissimabee
- u/Azreel777
- u/snail_juice_plz
- u/StageHandRed
- u/candycoatedcoward
- u/Melodic_Preference60
- u/ganymede_boy
- u/Head-Drag-1440
- u/drbeerologist
- u/Conscious-Art2765
- u/high6ix
- u/Henhouse808
- u/hells_mel
- u/weary_dreamer
- u/bumpyitalian
- u/Future-Room1442
- u/EcstaticRace763
- u/BX293A
- u/Thisismyswamparg
- u/the_ballmer_peak
- u/Terrylarrrygaryjerry
- u/Naive_Bee_5653
- u/PrimaryKangaroo8680
- u/lane_of_london
- u/SubMrs899
- u/Midnight-writer-B
- u/Educational_Value826
- u/mdoogz
- u/sassygirl101
- u/hajaco92
- u/World_Explorerz
- u/jaelythe4781
- u/selleccalove
- u/dammitredditname
- u/MakingTheBestOfLife_
- u/TeensyTrouble
- u/vyger89
- u/Lady_Salamander
- u/tossaway1546
- u/notevenapro
- u/Bnas92
- u/DramaGuy23
- u/OrionDecline21
- u/Successful-Hyena6421
- u/Livid_Chemistry_785
- u/brianmcg321
- u/Needtofeelaliveagain
- u/brunette_mama
- u/mishalynnne
- u/mrsagc90
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- u/adultdaycare81
- u/ThisUserAgain
- u/LuBalerina87
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- u/guy_n_cognito_tu
- u/TouchMyTigersEye
- u/Prestigious-Pin-7338
- u/Much-Personality4991
- u/Bencil_McPrush
- u/ArtisanalMoonlight
- u/Agile-Ad-1182
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Where this audience also spends time
Topic-adjacent communities surfaced from Reddit's own related subreddit signal.
FAQ
r/marriage — frequently asked questions
Quick facts about this subreddit's size, history, focus, and related communities.
How many subscribers does r/marriage have?
r/marriage has approximately 922,043 subscribers as of May 27, 2026.
When was r/marriage created?
r/marriage was created on December 15, 2009 (16 years ago).
What is r/marriage about?
The community focuses on the complexities of marriage, offering a space for members to share experiences, seek advice, and discuss both the joys and challenges that come with marital relationships. It is characterized by a blend of personal anecdotes, practical advice, and emotional support, making it a unique resource for those navigating the ups and downs of marriage.
What subreddits are similar to r/marriage?
Communities similar to r/marriage include r/marriageadvice, r/parenting, r/mommit, r/relationship_advice, r/askwomen.
Who are the most active posters on r/marriage?
The most frequent posters on r/marriage include u/[deleted], u/andrewsmd87, u/lxzgxz.
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