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My DH is extremely successful in his career and very tender towards me.  We have a great sex life, and he is extremely attentive to my needs/desires.  On the downside, he just can't relate to our relatively young kids (both under 5).  I am worried that this is not going to work out long term.  Any advice?[/quote]

I had the same issue.  He just was not good with especially the youngest kid.  But oh, he knew how to make me feel good, so attentive.  Difficult situation to navigate.[/quote]

Not that difficult, c'mon.  You take care of kids and let him take care of you.   :D [/quote]

Seriously. Will he do the family labor like pick up and drop off? Will he do game night every once in awhile? If you need support like a nanny or housekeeper, will he support it? Will he go to the soccer games?

"Can't relate to the kids" doesn't sound ideal but it also doesn't sound damaging. [/quote]

I was a kid who always wondered if I did something wrong that my workaholic father would come home and just sit by himself and ignore us. It was my baseline: be ignored and it spoken to by Dad if he was home.

It was better when he wasn’t not physically home.
Mom stopped trying to get home involved or even chatting when home. He’d be grumpy and fight. 
They divorced once we kids were all in college. [/quote]

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