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And a second one...to add to the group that speaks of JFd's hopes for their relationship:
Why do I always feel like a failure along these lines? We did go to Miami for New Year's, I did water ski with him for a couple of days. But once back, the move looming, the kids back in school, and now showing Yorgos what to do, I am a bit overwhelmed and outstretched, and it's him whom I shortchange first. I won't stay up watching a movie I don't care about if it means that I will be a walking, sleep-deprived zombie the next day. I don't do anything spontaneous and "fun" during the school week, for fear of losing tight controls on the moving machinery of our daily routine. I do schedule dinners with other couples we like, and tonight I am getting a babysitter so we can go out and see a movie together, and spend that time. I know it's not enough, and it feels measly to me too. I am hoping that after the move, that there will be some breathing space, and levity all around, but I know that the moment of change is always in the present moment, what you choose to do right now. And that a smile, a warm embrace, a moment to listen, to breathe with the other person, goes a long way to creating an overall more loving atmosphere, no matter how little time there can sometimes be for just the two of us. Together, alone. To make the small interactions count more. Or just to have a language around the fact that, gosh, this is a really busy time and I don't see you that much right now, and it's hard and no fun and I miss you and I miss feeling less tense and I miss us just kicking back together and feeling more freedom to indulge in pure, clear time with you.
Hey, HB, If you are reading this, I do. Really. Miss. You.
I read this Patch missive ... but if a couple wants to continue to have personal quality time, do not have that many small children at once- the "couple time" has to give way to "family time." It is really a cliche that the man wants a "mom to his children " and then a "girlfriend" because mom is not 100% glamorous any more. People have less free time when they have small children. They just do.