It is relatively easy to spend enough time together when you are first married.
Maintaining that becomes harder to manage when children come along.
Having a family can mean that you are on call 24 hours a day.
Coupled with tiredness, you may have little energy left to put into the relationship.
Even without children there are plenty of other diversions to take you away from each other.
One of the hardest things to learn is how to say no to people.
Becoming immersed in other people's lives can only add to a lack of time spent together.
Your relationship requires careful time management in order to have enough of your own 'couple space'. If you both work, maybe try meeting up afterwards once a week for a drink or a meal before going home. Establish a routine to enable this space to be available.
Be strict with making time for sharing, it will demonstrate just how committed you are to each other.
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