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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are happy (married almost 16 years). We have 2 teenage sons and have a very good work-life balance, which makes all the difference in my mind. Sure, we occasionally annoy each other but we don't hold on to things and we love talking with each other and traveling together. Our biggest issue is probably that I am not as interested in having sex as he is at this point in our marriage, largely due to some health issues that make me very tired by the end of the day. There is still a lot of love there though.[/quote]

What does a good work/life balance look like and how does that help the marriage? We both have good jobs and neither of us works long hours, but would be nice if one of us could be home one day a week or could telework more to be around for the kids. That is a constant strain.  Married 15 years (this month!), and were together 6 years before. Have two kids--tween and elementary-aged. We've had our ups and downs. Shifting from couple to parents is hard.  Overall, he's a good husband and I can't complain, but we're basically roommates at this point. It's fine because I like having my alone time in the evenings to piddle around and do the stuff I want to get done, but we've both become complacent and set in our ways. I think that once the kids are older and we can spend more time doing what we used to do pre-kids, the dynamics may shift again. [/quote]

PP here. So we both work 40 hour weeks on the same schedule (we even commute in and out of work together). Neither of us have to work on weekends other than rarely. Because of this (and my DH's preference for having and being a true partner) we make dinner together, have family time often, and are connecting with each other throughout the day. So I have still the marriage I wanted when we first started dating and got married. I think we are really good (at this point especially) at sharing the load of family life. Plus I still think he's cute and he still makes me laugh. We don't always agree about things but each of us is willing to listen to what the other person needs and wants to try and accommodate that.[/quote]

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