 | HusbandsMake a SplashPosted Monday, August 11th, 2008 and visited 371 times, 1 so far today by MInTheGap |
One of the things that I’ve been mulling over during the past few months is that when we were dating our spouses we did a whole lot more (it seems) to attempt to win their heart than we do after we’re married.
Sure, we now have excuses:
- We’re too tired.
- There’s too much to do.
- I’ve already won her heart!
- We have kids now.
- She doesn’t want to do anything.
That last one is the hardest, I think. Why? Because we can let ourselves off the hook now that we’re married where before that wouldn’t have let it stop us.
So, in this series I want to take a look at some things that we can do, as husbands, both big a small to kick start the dating of our wife (if it’s stalled) and give those that are continuing to date some ideas.
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August 13th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
A good babysitter can help this along very nicely. Says the mom without a babysitter. Which is why we only get to go out maybe once a year. Yes, I’m serious.
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August 13th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
@Pamela Kramer: Tell me about it. It’s hard to find a babysitter, groom one, or get them reliably unless they’re family.
August 21st, 2008 at 9:10 am
This is so true. And it isn’t just the Husbands that are lazy but the wives too. In fact, sometimes we as wives use those exact same excuses with our husbands.
Obviously, the ways to approach the issue are different from a wife’s perspective than a husband’s. Oftentimes I see that some women (and men) “let themselves go” in terms of physical shape because they are married. We, as wives, can’t be lazy. Not that we have to look perfect, but we should at least try to keep in decent physical shape not only for our husbands, but for our health as well.
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August 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
@militarywifey: Who has the time?! Seriously. It’s interesting what happens after a couple gets married. As much as premarital counseling tells you about the expectations that do not change after you say “I do” and the jokes about what wedding cake can do to a husband/wife it happens pretty much to many of the couples I’ve been around.
That is part of my attempt with this series. Most of us may not have the money to do some of these things without debt or planning, but I’m hoping that I inspire you to capture the romance of a time past and spark something new.