How to Avoid Marriage Burn Out
Long after the wedding bells have stopped ringing and the newness of being married has worn-off, many couples find that it is possible to have too much of a good thing; you love your spouse, but sometimes you just need a minute on your own to regroup. If you’re like us, you’ve found yourself (a time or two) feeling anxious at the idea that your partnership is forever. Here are some great tips on how to avoid marriage burn out.
How to Avoid Marriage Burn Out
Chat about Boundaries
All of us need to be treated as the individual people we are. As a couple, the people that you were before you wed came together to become a united couple. That being said, you are still entitled to your own personal space. Having your own places to store your belongings, time to yourself for personal care, etc. are essential to respecting one another. Chatting about those times when each of you may need your own space will set expectations so that burn out doesn’t occur due to too much together time. In our relationship we’ve moved around a lot. As we have, we’ve set parameters for his/hers sorts of things: where will each of our clothes go, where do we store our own toiletries, etc. Just because we love each other doesn’t mean that we can’t have some space to ourselves.
