Top 5 Things You Learn From Living With Your New Spouse
The wedding is done and the honeymoon is just a perfumed memory now of relaxation and enjoyment with your new spouse? and now that person is part of your home. Even though couples are living together more often before marriage, the jolt of living together in a forever committed relationship can be surprising. If you are moving in together for the first time after marriage, you may find even more things to learn and share.
Couples Must Find a New Balance
One of the strangest things about living together is that, after spending so much time dating and wanting more time together, you sometimes need your alone time. Married couples moving in together often fall on one of two sides. Either they at first continue living lives that only occasionally connect, like when they were single, or they spend every waking minute together and have a hard time getting things done that they enjoy in their free time. A good balance requires that each person prioritize time together, while also prioritizing some time for them to spend on their hobbies and personal goals. The balance that works for each couple, however, will always be different.
You Need a Division of Labor
Many couples nowadays both work outside the home, so it makes sense that many household chores should be divided equally or given in disproportionate number to the person who works less. However, one interesting element of traditional gender roles was that both people in the relationship knew what was expected and knew when ...
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