couples who are married or living together?

Question

Do you spend a lot of time together or dose work get in the way.

Answer 1

Yes my husband and i spend alot of time together and no work does not really get in the way. He puts me and the marriage above his work and this is how it should be. You have to make time for each other and not let things come in between you like work or kids or anything like that. Be sure to make time here and there to do things together alone and have fun together. This is what keeps a marriage alive and strong. Make your marriage on of your priorities in life and it will be great but if you dont make it a priority nine times out of ten it will fall apart and not last the test of time. Marriage is what you make of it and if you invest time into it then it will work out great.

Answer 2

We've been together for 7 years now, and we spend a lot of time together. We work near by. I often times have the food ready for him like that when he gets home the family eats together. It's important to spend as much time as possible. Just because you're married doesn't mean work gets in the way.

Answer 3

Helpful Tips and Books
Workaholism puts a marriage at risk. Spouses of workaholics often feel estranged from their mates and express less affection.
Before the dawn of laptops, cell phones, PDA's, and other electronic gadgets, leaving work at the office was not as difficult as it is in today's world.

You don't have to be a workaholic to have your work negatively impact your marriage.

Tips to Prevent Work From Hurting Your Marriage
Understand the importance of drawing a line between work and home.

Make sure that you don't use the master bedroom for your home office. The master bedroom should be off limits to computers and televisions!

When you first arrive home from work, give your spouse a big hug and kiss. Then spend some time talking together about how the day went. Don't do anything else til you do this.

Don't use your work schedule as an excuse to cop out on doing your share of the household chores.

Try to do one thing at a time.

Turn off your landline phone, cell phone, and other electronic devices that could interrupt you from spending time with your spouse and children.

Find a way to unwind from the office before you walk through the door at home.
Sit in your car for 10 minutes a block away.

Stop at a park to jog or walk.

Work out a gym for a few minutes

Listen to an audio book or music

If you work at home, make sure that you have some sort of a buffer zone between your home office and the rest of your home.
A door

A shelf with plants or books

A screen

Hanging beads

A curtain or drape

Stick to your scheduled work hours. It isn't fair to your spouse or your kids to work longer than expected.
Sure, there may be times when you have to work than you planned. Just don't make the extra work hours a daily occurrence.

If your work schedule will temporarily include longer hours for awhile, make sure that you have at least one night during the week, and one day during the weekend to spend time together.

Answer 4

Basically life gets in the way. Always something to do laundry, the yard, dishes, meals. But still manage to spend lots of time together

Answer 5

I'm married and been married to my husband for a lil over 3 yrs now and we both work and we make time for each other :). You have to make time for each other! And it's even more important once kids are in the picture too.

Answer 6

Life gets in the way

Answer 7

Well me and my husband work together so we see each other 24/7 and I absolutely love it.

Answer 8

Before kids we spent a lot of time together..after...we don't.

Answer 9

work get in the way now. His hours are different then mines.