Complacency like many other common marriage problems is a bit like the plague. Its catching and it spreads, you dont hear it and you dont see it and by the time you realise what is happening the damage is done.
Dont ever become complacent, like everything else in life marriage has to be worked at, the relationship nurtured and your partner cared for. If youve fallen into the common marriage problems trap and let the rot set in but want to save your marriage my advice is to go back to basics.
It is so easy to fall into a daily routine, fuelled by responsibilities and just forget what relationships are all about. With so much to do each day, and without the need to plan to meet each other, relationships tend to be pushed to the back, treated as something that doesnt need to be attended to and left to just bumble along.
Often we fail to make time for our partners and when we do, its often some stolen moments at the end of a long hard day when we lack the energy to show how much we love and appreciate each other and are just too tired to have any fun.
When spouses begin to feel neglected they often start with the subtle plea, a gentle reminder that they...