Staying Lovers While Raising Kids

After having a child, it can be difficult for a husband and wife to rekindle their romantic relationship with each other. Kids become the center of your life and all your decisions revolve around them. However, it is important to keep your relationship with your spouse in a good place, as when your child leaves in the future, you two will be alone again. Even though it seems like a big issue to take your attention off your child and onto yourselves, it really isn’t, and it is important that you and your spouse revive your spark.

Here are 5 ways you and spouse can stay lovers while raising children.

1. Date Night

Having a set night every week when you and your spouse go out and do things that interest both of you is the best way to keep the fire burning. During your date nights, try to keep the topic of your child off the conversation. This kind of alone time will bring you two closer and will help build your relationship with your partner.

2. Compliments

Giving your significant other compliments and affirming their actions is a small thing you can do every day to keep your love flowing between you two. Things like this are simple and require very little effort, but they go a long way. It could be a compliment on the way your husband styled his hair or the way he handled a situation with your child. Compliments are simple but effective.

3. Spontaneous activities

A sudden craving for ice cream shouldn’t always be subdued. Sometimes it’s fun to just take a long drive out and find an ice cream store that’s open even at midnight. Small adventures will bring you and your partner close and will create happy memories that you can cherish forever. You will see a side of your partner you thought disappeared years ago.

4. Communicate

Misunderstandings are underrated and can create bigger problems if they aren’t resolved. Always communicate with your partner, be it about good or bad things. Your partner should know if you are not happy about something. With good communication comes strong relationships. This also encourages openness between the two of you and leads to a healthier relationship.

5. Vacation

It is difficult in this fast-track world to get time off for a vacation, but going for a short trip once a year, maybe even a long weekend trip, will help you and your spouse spend quality time together. A little alone time without worrying about your child interrupting you at night is a lot more beneficial than you might think.