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[quote=Anonymous]I have found that the best way to prioritize your marriage when your kids are being demanding is really just to be in it together. The times when my marriage has suffered have been the times when the division of labor/stress at home is really imbalanced. I'm not saying that a disconnect will be cured by someone stepping up to take out the trash, but I do think that there is a certain camaraderie that exists even in really stressful parenting situations, as well as a kind of strengthening of bonds that occurs when you get through those together.

We don't go out much, period, but we do make an effort to spend some time together every night. I am the boss of the kitchen - DH is not required to cook or clean it (though he occasionally does both). So in the evenings after DD goes to bed, DH often comes into the kitchen with me while I'm cleaning up, which is a good time for us to talk about our days or whatever before going to bed. When we go to bed, we pretty much always check in to see if we're in the mood for sex. Lately that's been less frequent (1-2x a week), but we keep checking even so.[/quote]

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