What happens to friendship after marriage?

This entry describes friendship after marriage as the question of which friends remain, how often each spouse sees them alone, and whether the couple keeps any friendship that belongs to them together. It notes that a wedding often shrinks a social life without anyone having agreed to that shrinkage.

What this entry does not do

It does not ban friendships, and it does not decide that a named friend is an affair or replace the entry on friends of the opposite sex.