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Adding a child to a relationship creates a serious shift in the relationship dynamic. If you don’t think so, ask a couple that just had a child in regard to how they are doing with their relationship.
A lot of the responses you will get will be pertaining to how the world revolves around their child now.
2 Ways to Not Drift Apart in Your Relationship
Often times couples focus so much on being parents and their new roles as parents that they disregard their role as a couple.
Yes, you just had a baby so a lot of your energy will go towards your baby. While your understanding your new role as parents, it is imperative that you don’t disregard your role as a couple.
3 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship
Often times couples focus so much on being parents and their new roles as parents that they disregard their role as a couple.This is one of those instances where if you want to help your child more, you have to help yourselves as a couple. How do you do this. Follow some of these steps:
- Take some time to quickly text your significant other something nice. Can be as little as some heart-eyes emoji
- After the baby is asleep, take some time to talk to each other
- Get something small for your significant other, maybe their favorite candy, fruit, or funny shirt
- If you can get a babysitter, then take advantage and go out on a date
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