Comments on: Are Babies Bad for Relationships?

By: David hogard

David hogard — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 07:57:13 +0000

Couples who have girls had a greater deterioration in their relationship. Doss said that other studies attribute this to fathers being generally less involved in the care of a daughter as opposed to a son. Since division of labor is often one of the biggest obstacles couples face after a baby arrives, a father’s reduced involvement in the care of a girl just exacerbates the issue.thanks for sharing.

By: lil

lil — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:34:33 +0000

well, i guess a couple of us are in the happy 10%, and i guess having a good relationship before translates to having a good relationship after the baby arrived. I consider myself lucky, because my baby’s grandparents (the 2 couples) take care for her once in a while, so we can go out together, like on a date, i also don’t have to cook (we eat at work), and i have someone who helps me with the cleanning once a week, so i guess that has helped a lot for me to stay cool. we only have one baby, and she wasn’t planned but we’re really happy, i just asked my husband to make sure both of us feel the same way, and yes, he said he’s never been happier… so i don’t know if it’s luck, or we’re doing something right, but it makes me feel bad that 90% of babies are born in unhappy families, i guess that’s why the world’s messed up. well i don’t know. i just know i’m happy.

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By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:00:28 +0000

I guess my life is just opposite of this article. We have 3 children. 2 were unplanned and one was really really planned (ovulation kit and everything) plus she is a girl and the other two are boys. My husband bonded with the girl more than the boys and the planned one brought peace and sanity back to our relationship. Oh and we were only together for 5 mo. before we found out I was preg. with our first child. So therefore if you are willing to make it work you can. There is no amount of sociology or psychology to explain this resillience except pure determination to keep it together.

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Babies effect on my relationship! - SheKnows Message Boards — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:59:30 +0000

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By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:02:50 +0000

This was a very interesting read. I was a sociology major in college and took a few classes on family, and this was one area we didn’t study. It makes sense how having children can cause strain on a relationship, but I don’t feel like this should be a surprising fact. Any major change in lifestyle will effect a relationship, and having a child def. is a change in lifestyle.

By: Becky

Becky — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:26:59 +0000

This blog post definitely speaks the truth. Ever since we had a baby, when I try to give my husband suggestions on how to do something baby related, he takes it as criticism. I don’t mean it that way and I always have to backtrack and explain myself. I know we both have to give each other more of the benefit of the doubt, but it’s hard in the moment.