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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The same things we’ve talked about our whole relationship. Are you saying while you had kids at home you only talked about your kids and work?[/quote]

OFC not. But kids were the focus. The activities, schools, friendships, playdates, sports, etc. etc. When that is gone, there is a LOT of space to fill. I have no idea how I filled that time before having a baby. It's just a blur.

Then you have them. And then it's just . . . . done. Some of us feel the grief of the loss. The confusion of what to do with our time. I know I'm struggling with that right now. [/quote]
This response is a good reminder for young couples to nurture their relationship while they are in the early child raising years.[/quote]

I mean, this is kind of a helpful response but also kind of smug. We do have hobbies and jobs. We have friends we hang with, separate and together. But the fact is, kids suck a lot of the time. A lot of the time. And when you have no family to help it's even more so the case.[/quote]

NP: No one said it was easy. But a lot of couples make the fatal flaw of making their children the center of the family unit. [b]The spousal relationship should be first and foremost.[/b] Children come second.  People who make the family revolve around the children are the ones who end up divorced or strangers in an empty nest. [/quote]

Oh jeez, enough with the “shoulds,” people. There are many ways to live a life, and there’s no guarantee that any one path is going to lead to happiness. Let’s just be gentle with one another. [/quote]

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