We are constantly changing, and itโ€™s difficult for a couple to grow together through a long-term relationship unless they have aligned values and mutual goals.

Even then, sometimes those arenโ€™t enough.

As we encounter inevitable personal growth, but we are not the same people we were when we met, and most grow apart.

Iโ€™ve been in long-term relationships where my needs were not met, and I endured them for years. Today I am married with children, and my needs are not my priority anymore.

I still have needs, and they will be filled one way or another, but when my children are grown, I hope to rekindle the fire we had when I started my family with my wife.

I know how happy we are riding our bicycles and doing simple thingsโ€ฆ it wonโ€™t take much to get it back, as long as either one or both of us doesnโ€™t take the โ€˜easy way outโ€™ and quit along the wayโ€ฆ ๐Ÿค”

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why not now?

what are you waiting for?

Bc this is my purpose right now

awww. beautiful ๐Ÿฅฐ

you can keep the fire alive, even with babies :)

not easy, but possible.

it just takes extra care, effort and time for each other

Itโ€™s a conversation, but a few months ago, I lost my dad, then I cut off my mom and moved away after 23years in NYC, last week I was in jail, and the list goes onโ€ฆ there are a lot of obstacles in my life right now, and we are really focused on protecting our daughter from all of this.

She is the happiest little girl, and she must stay that way.

There are some nights when my wife holding me is all I needโ€ฆ

nice โค๏ธ

i need that too

we all need it ๐Ÿซ‚

Do you meditate?

i do

but nothing is more calming than having your partner by your side

in person. in real life

gentle, loving, tender

better to meditate together

100%. It always takes two to dance and some dances are hard. The older you get the closer you are to the time of departure and that also makes you realize how important this one special person is. No one is perfect and some days are not easy but at the end true love and dedication will always win! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

I never wanted to get marriedโ€ฆ

My girl who ended up becoming my wife was the only woman I ever met who told me her parents were still together *AND* she had a happy childhood.

Thatโ€™s why I married herโ€ฆ

Bc thatโ€™s what I want for our daughter

someone who had a difficult childhood and has healed is also good for your children

many of us have been children of divorced parents or dysfunctional families, and that doesnโ€™t mean we are destined to repeat history

maybe that's why we value family unity so deeply and work hard, staying committed to keeping our families strong and united.

...contrary my wife and I both come from divorce households and we promised to each other to never do this to our kids since this represented a pretty rough time in our childhood. We navigated the treacherous waters of raising 3 kids and after 25 years are still very happily married. It can work both ways with enough dedication and ability to compromise.

We have hurdles as Iโ€™m sure you did. The hardest thing in the world is to stay together through it, and I hope it continues for you (and me)

Itโ€™s so important to all of us, collectively.

Children have the best advantages in life with both parents.

And all I want is to build an unreadable bond ๐Ÿฅน

private open source ๐Ÿ™ƒ

Unbreakable*

Fucking Nostr ๐Ÿ˜…

yes โค๏ธ

and the harder it has been and the more time you have invested, the stronger the relationship is and the more you value it.

the commitment to grow, care for each other, and face adversity together makes us stronger as a couple and as a family.

100%. Fostering a marriage across decades is not a walk in the park but it can be done successful if the proper partner is chosen. Of course some folks marry the wrong person and are doomed from the beginning. In that case no amount of managing will ever fix the fact that things just don't work.

i can attest to that, it happened to me.

itโ€™s tough to trust a man again after that.

17 years alone. i didn't want to marry.

now i'm ready.

i'll take the courage.

and this time it will be the best decision of my life ever โค๏ธ

I wish you all the best! Most humans long for companionship. This is in our DNA and not finding that someone special can be hard on your mind.

thank you