Some people say that time is more valuable than money these days. It seems like everybody is busy. So, if we want our relationships to work, it means giving them a quantity of time to get to the quality moments.
Whoever thinks that having kids can save a marriage has no idea what they are talking about. Don't get me wrong I love my kids, but kids take away many moments I could have with Stephani. I saw a comic strip that said as a parent you don't have any free time - the joke was paying a babysitter (it is funnier if you see it). Steph and I are trying something new. We like to have date nights, but they can get expensive. So, we have a planned date night, but sometimes we stay in...so we shut off the TV and play a game, sit on the deck, or do something interactive. The key is to make sure we spend a quantity of time to find those quality moments.
So what do you do to prioritize time in your marriage?
That's a great idea and way to save money and yet still make your spouse a priority.
Posted by: Andrea Ross | 06/30/2009 at 03:28 PM
I hate to tell you that it doesn't get easier as the kids get older. They aren't necessarily in need of your constant attention or watchful eye, but you start having to take them here and there, help with hoomework, attend events, worry about who they're with or what they're doing, chaperone large groups of teenagers (and lose sleep because you can't go to bed when you want to :0)). etc., etc.
We also do some things "at home" - make a nice dinner and just talk, go for a walk, have coffee on the deck, walk the boardwalk in Grand Haven, just go for a drive, etc.
Posted by: Jen Haase | 06/30/2009 at 03:47 PM