We explore how marriage shifts when kids arrive, from mental load and the default parent dynamic to finding time and energy to stay close as partners. We share simple, low-cost ways to reconnect, use love languages, and keep conversations from becoming kid logistics.

• how roles shift and the default parent emerges
• the mental load behind activities, clothes, and schedules
• moving from household managers back to partners
• low-lift date ideas and novelty to spark connection
• prompts and card decks for better conversations
• sharing tasks with clear ownership and systems
• using love languages to make care land
• planning future goals to restore a shared horizon

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