5 Reasons Why Married Americans are Having Less Sex than Ever (and What You Can Do About it!)

2.  We feel guilty taking time away from the kids to spend time investing in our marriage.

With married parents striving to juggle work and raising kids, the marriage often gets the short end of the stick, according to the study.  Parents feel guilty to have been away from their kids all week, so they often focus their weekend time around the kids.  And, this isn’t a bad thing, but since there are only so many hours in a day, this leaves little to no time for some “mommy-daddy alone time.”

So, how can a couple spend adequate time with their kids AND have a thriving sex life?  Again, it all comes down to us being very intentional with our time.  We need to consider the following questions:

How can I feasibly reduce my work hours so that I can be home more?

What extracurricular activities are non-essential for my children at this age?

How can we budget our time and money for a regular date night?

Are we using our time with our kids as a way to avoid alone time with each other?  If yes, then why?  How can we resolve this underlying issue?

Once you both have discussed these questions, it’s important to take action and make the needed changes.  The truth is we usually make time for what’s important to us.  And, our sex lives ARE important.  We can’t have a strong marriage if we ignore this need.  So, be willing to talk openly and honestly about it and take practical steps to improve this area of your marriage.

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