Is Having a Baby Causing Marriage Blues?

After the birth of the first baby (and the ones after), parents frequently face the challenge of keeping their marriage a loving, thriving one. Along with the gargantuan tasks of parenting (especially if you don’t have nannies and regular babysitters), the two of you must be able to balance your time for yourselves, for your careers, for your social lives, and most importantly, for each other.

The Rules of Engagement – Having Fights

When two people with different personalities, needs, and wants become a couple, there is bound to be some conflict. That’s why marriage counselors advise couples that the real challenge for them isn’t having fewer fights; it’s getting through them constructively.

Conflict management

Successful couples acknowledge that since conflict is inevitable, they must learn to manage it and learn to work out their differences by understanding each other and working together for a solution.