Deep Dive: Does Having Kids Ruin Your Marriage Forever?
Are our relationships with our partners ruined after kids enter the picture? Partnerships change when our kids are born, but those changes aren't forever, and fixing it doesn't have to begin and end with "date night."
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Have you and your spouse slipped into "angry partners at the 24/7 daycare" mode since your baby was born? Here's why relationships change after kids, and some real solutions that can help us get through it.
Amy and Margaret discuss:
- The number-one reason relationships change after a baby is born
- Helpful perspectives for maintaining sanity during early parenthood
- Small steps for building back connection with your partner
Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:
- Jessica Grose for the NYT: Fighting Constantly after Baby? Read This
- Doss BD, et al. The Effect of the Transition to Parenthood on Relationship Quality: An Eight-Year Prospective Study.
- Alex Vance for Verywell Family: 4 Ways To Focus On Your Relationship When the Kids Keep You Busy
- Jessica Grose for the NYT: Bickering More After Kids? Learn how to avoid the four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse.
- Christina Caron for the NYT: How to Reconnect with Your Partner After Kids
- Judd Apatow: "Who Slept Worse?"
What Fresh Hell is co-hosted by Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables.
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