My husband and I have been together for 6 years. We have two boys under 6.
We are living with my parents because of money and health issues on both sides. We have a full house of six and there is always something to do.(just not together) We tried having date nights but there isn't a family member there able to give that time for just us. Anyone else having issues getting time alone with your spouse.

Why don't you go out of town on weekends? Both of you should take a vacation. I'm sure that would help. You could set a camping for your family. The kids would like it too.

Can't your parents watch the kids at least for a couple hours and let you and your husband go out to eat or have a long walk or something like that? You are right, it is very important to have some "just the two of you" time. I would think your family should understand it and help at least once in a while.

It's hard to make time for anything that we care about, but the best thing you can do is make the time to spend together. If that means that you watch TV less or spend your lunch break together, then that's what you should do. People aren't spending enough time with each other, and if some people can't get the attention that they crave from their spouse, they could find it elsewhere. You will want to catch this early and make a habit of spending more time together.

Hirami is right, most people get sucked into the routine and don't spend enough quality time together, as husband and wife, not as parents / partners who need to do all kinds of work and discuss all kinds of problems. Think of it this way: if you manage to get away together, it will benefit your children as well because they will have happy and rested parents.

That's why I know I'm not ready to have kids. I need my alone time lol. Umm.. do you have a close friend that would be willing to watch the children? Another thing you could do would be to hire a babysitter if you're comfortable with that. I see a lot of flyers around town for things like that

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