In Podcast Episode 15 I talked with Clara about our own post-baby marriages. This week, I up the ante and bring in my husband Dave. As I’ve mentioned before, we got married about two years after we started dating and had a two month old help us celebrate our one year wedding anniversary. Therefore, our marriage has been consumed with preparing for a baby, having a baby, and caring for this baby.
What are some of the pitfalls facing couples after they have their first baby, newlyweds or not? What is the Great Mom/Dad Divide? What’s the score? Dave and I discuss these questions as we talk about our own evolving post-baby marriage.
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For many years I have heard the warning that babies ruin marriages, and those issuing this warning often have years long studies backing up their claims. Since Dave and I got pregnant less than two months after getting married, I spent much of my pregnancy wondering if Amelia’s arrival would kill the romance. Guess what? It did, but does less romance correlate with a weak marriage? Does marital happiness always decrease post baby?
I, along with Clara of maevesmomma.blogspot.com, look at two articles, one from msnbc.com with the title “Secret to marital bliss? Don’t have kids,” the other from the Monitor on Psychology by the American Psychological Association with the title “Parenthood detrimental to marriage? Not necessarily.” We examine the findings of these articles and how they relate to our own post-baby marriages.
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