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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you in a marriage that looks great to the outsiders but inside you are both hurting? You have nothing to talk about other than the kids. What do you do, esp. if kids are young and very attached to both of you?[/quote]
Talk about the kids.

No, seriously, you need to find some time with your spouse doing stuff together, cultivating interests, and making an effort to enjoy each other.

Why are you hurting?[/quote]

We are both hurting. We tried shared interests. I am more of a high-brow person than he is. I like museums, theaters, wineries, nice restaurants. He is happy riding bikes in the mud. [/quote]

DH and I are opposites and it’s challenging having different interests but we also both like that the other brings something into our lives that we wouldn’t have explored on our own. It’s cliche but do regular date nights and try something new together.

Honestly, the years when kids are young is just hard because it’s hard to have the time and energy to devote to the marriage. But that’s normal. I’m hoping things get better and easier as kids get older and we can go out more together.[/quote]

Thing is, our kids are not little. We have teenagers. They are wonderful, really, we lucked out. But we don't talk about anything else. I don't know some of his friends. He likes going on guy trips. I tried doing girls only travel and frankly, I hated it.[/quote]

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