My wife and I are suffering from emptynest syndrome
Our last kid moved out of the house, and my wife and I are suffering from empty nest syndrome. We’re like strangers. How can we bridge this gap?
answer:
Accept this time for what it is: an opportunity to reinvent yourselves and your marriage. It’s natural to feel the way you do. For 18 or more years, it has been “safe” not to communicate with your wife. You’ve focused all of your attention and energy on a higher priority—your children—and now you’re faced with constant togetherness and nothing to talk about. I’ve been there. Start getting to know each other again. Break out the photo albums from before your kids came along. What did you like to do back then? Go hiking? Then plan a trip to the Sierra Nevada. If you both sailed, take a sailing class. The key is to have fun together and let lightheartedness and good feelings grease the wheels of intimacy. Often, it just takes a little time for couples to recognize the perks of not having kids around—like sex in the living room!
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