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Originally Posted by Steven Lyle Jordan
Many marriages fail because partners cannot strike that proper balance.
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Marriages only work out if both parties are willing to invest enough time and effort to make them work. In the examples mentioned in this thread it's a combination of one spouse being so focused on their new business/novel that they have no energy or time for their spouse any more, and of the other spouse not being willing to be both patient with something that is very important to their partner and assertive about what else is important.
When one or both parties in a marriage are abnormally busy, waiting patiently for a chance to have quality time together doesn't work, because if you just keep waiting, it will never happen. You have to force it, by actually blocking it off on your schedule, and then not allow anything else to interfere with that time. Date night suddenly becomes vital to maintaining a good relationship.