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Couple time- making time for your most important relationship |
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by Neeters  (September 2006) (rank 366th) |
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Quite often in the hustle and bustle of life, we are so busy taking care of the needs of our children that we forget to nurture the most important relationship we have. Our relationship with our partners. As musch as we love our children and want to spend time
with them, our primary relationship with each other should not always be on the back burner. Most of us are so busy, that quite often the only times we have a chance to talk are when our kids are asleep, and usually by then were so tired that we can barely manage a kiss goodnight, never mind anything else.
I have some simple suggestions to make time for each other. This works for my husband and I.
Since our daughter has been very young we have had a "date night" We arrange a sitter for the evening and go out. We try to go out once a month if possible.
Cook each other a Romantic dinner. -- We do this about once every 2 months or so. We put our daughter into bed and cook a great dinner together, usually surf and turf. We light candles and sit and reconnect. Always well worth the effort.
Plan an overnighter. Have someone you trust come and stay (or take) the kids. Go somewhere and stay overnight. This needent be expensive. Perhaps a night in the city taking in a movie or a show.
Plan a mini-date. Something that only takes 5 minutes. Slow dance to a song on the radio, or give each other a back rub.
Shower together-- not only does it help reconnect but the added bonus is that you save on water.
Lie in bed and ........talk. but not about the kids. Talk about each other about silly things, like what you would do if you won the Lotto.
Schedule time with each other if you have to. It might not be the most romantic way to do it, but it does work.
Remember that marriage is hard work and that anything worthwhile is sometimes difficult, but if you spend the time now, you might just find that you actually have something to talk about once the kids have left home in 20 years or so. 
