Having Time in a Couple

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Caught in the daily routine, many couples put their family first and not their relationship. Yet, time together is essential for the survival of the couple.

Couples today are often on the run, managing  concerns of both their working lives and their children, as well as the encounters with their friends and family. However, it is essential to make time for a marriage, so put it on the agenda!

Caught in the whirlwind day, overwhelmed by obligations, it often happens that people forget to prioritize their relationship. Thus, without realizing it, they seldom find themselves alone and may find being in two difficult because they are too focused on the life they have outside their relationship. Some say that's how everybody lives.

This distance leads many to feel that they no longer know each other or that they no longer have much in common. This occurs when the spouses do not spend more time together and live more like roommates who manage their lives together and as life partners who share particular emotions that led them to choose each other.

The emotional distance often leads to frustration and desiring to feel that we can share something special with someone. From there, many will decide to meet their needs outside of the couple or choose separation. Family time is essential to maintain the relationship and to cultivate communication and loving feelings.

Book a place on the agenda!

How to get to give room to the couple when we are solicited from all sides? Ironically, many will tend to meet all familial needs like the dentist, supper with friends, or sports tournaments for children. And, note on the agenda these items as a priority.

One of the first things to do to get to set aside time to watch is its time slots and make the choice to schedule time for the couple are giving equal importance as external obligations. You choose a Friday evening two for your time together? This time should be a priority alongside other commitments.

Schedule time to two

Subsequently, it becomes important to plan how to spend this time together. It is not necessary to leave the house. If this is possible and that is what you want, do it. However, even if you have children, you can get to have them at home a couple of times. For you to succeed, they must also learn how important it is for their parents. You must remind them that this time is yours. If you choose to dine together, take the time to organize a party, too.

If the children are toddlers, you can choose to wait until they are coated before supper and if they are a little older, they may also have a special evening themselves such as the cinema, pizza, or playdates. You will bring them to respect your time as a couple. This requires to set limits on their intrusion and, also, to have the conviction that the time that you give yourself is a priority for you.

The family time should be part of your life and once a month is not enough.  To get there, you can for example get along with different friends or you can turn to a babysitter.

Family time is essential to maintain long-term relationships and to not become foreigners after a few years.

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