How do you and your spouse find time for each other? I feel like my days and weeks are out of my control between work and kids and chores and family commitments. We can't even seem to make it to a movie these days.

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If it’s in your budget, hire a housekeeper. Even 1-2x per month will free up a lot of time for you. Hire a babysitter and go out on a date at least once a month. It’s really important to stay connected to your spouse and see each other as romantic partners and not just parents!

Its really hard but we have to make time. We make sure to have a date night every single week on Fridays. If we are tired we will order in and watch a movie or cook together but we never cancel. I'm not going to say its not difficult but we really do find little pockets of time to spend together.

Tbh it's about priorities. Housework can come after quality time, to a large extent

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