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Balancing Marriage and Parenting: Keeping Love Alive While You Raise Kids

Marriage Dynamics InstituteContentment, Marriage Health, Reconnecting, Uncategorized

Balancing marriage and parenting is not for the faint of heart. For most of us, bringing home our first child introduces a whole new kind of love into our lives. Holding that newborn baby for the first time, we know we’ll do whatever it takes to keep them safe and warm and happy. Yet we soon discover that bringing that little …

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Reconnect with Your Spouse During the Empty Nest Years

Marriage Dynamics InstituteMarriage Health, Reconnecting, Uncategorized

A happily married friend recently shared that when her kids were growing up, she asked her husband, “What in the world are we going to do together when they leave?” They began brainstorming for activities they could do together. He loved to go fishing; she had no interest. She loved seeing plays, but they bored him to tears. He enjoyed …