Anonymous wrote:i love my children more, but that's in part because DH was not my first love, or my second--our marriage is based on friendship and trust and was never a passionate-in-love relationship. I knew that walking in and that was the choice I made, because of where I was in my life and what my options were.
That said, I am surprised that few posters have mentioned that I love my DH MORE because we had children, not less. Having kids together has been a wonderful bond, not just because of the kids themselves but because it's helped us see a new side of each other and ourselves. And I love that, I love seeing the sacrifices we both make and how we really try our best, and how children bring out more of the playfulness in both of us after a really long day. That is a huge part of what the joy of parenting has been for me.
How would your marriage survive after kids move out ?
I have seen too many marriage broke down after kids leave the house as they made their lives all about kids.