| Spending
Too Much Time Together ?
Spending time
together is an essential tool in marriage. However, as with any
tool, it may not be used properly or overused.
WHAT
TO CONSIDER IN EVALUATING IF YOU SHOULD SPEND LESS TIME TOGETHER
- One
of you feels like it has been too much (this doesn't mean you
are spending too much time together, it just means that
one of you feels this way and talking about it is a good next
step).
- One
of you feels that at least some of the time you are together
is preventing certain responsibilities from getting done (assumes
you are spending a certain amount of time together).
- One
of you feels that there needs to be more of a balance with other
interests and people who have become unimportant lately (have
you become an island onto yourselves and dependent on each other
to the exclusion of the rest of the world?). It's time to talk.
- One
of you have an addictive behavior that has arisen or increased
recently. Time to talk.
- One
of you is not enjoying being together. The fun is missing. Do
you need a defined break from each other?
- One
of you is uptight with the other. Discussion time.
- There
is an imbalance in one of your lives that is not adequately
being dealt with. Perhaps there is insufficient opportunity
to spend time alone, i.e., time with yourselves (assuming there
is a significant amount of time you are spending together).
WOULD YOU ADD
ANYTHING TO THIS? Share
it.
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