Why Marriages Drift Into “Kids Only” Mode
Most marriages don’t blow up overnight.
They drift.
They drift from us…
to the family…
and eventually to two exhausted roommates running a daycare.
Once kids enter the picture, something subtle but dangerous often happens: the couple stops being the center of the relationship. Not out of malice. Not because anyone planned it. It just happens.
And in most marriages, if nobody actively protects the couple, the marriage slowly disintegrates.
From what I see, this responsibility usually falls on the man — and when he pushes for dates, intimacy, boundaries, or adult connection, he’s often shamed…
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