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Has anyone else ever delt with this in their marriage?

I've been married for about a year now but I have been with my husband for 5 years. I feel like I'm falling out of love with him because I don't feel The same connection I once felt. Our work schedules are the opposite so: I work the day shift and he works the night shift. I wait for him to get home and I'm up til like 12am to see him. He would rather play video games at 12am than to give me undivided attention. I also am very social and he is not. I want to go out and dance or just do anything but he doesn't want to. What should I do? Thank you.

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  • ???
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    So common. This is what people mean when they say it's hard work to keep things going. You have to have the hard conversation, "Your job is ruining our marriage. I want you to find a different one." Then help him look by finding listings, creating a resume and scheduling interviews for him. Yep, BE that pushy or it won't change. A job like that will get someone so turned around, they'll be exhausted and depressed and won't be thinking straight enough to get themselves out of it. That's the same reason he's playing games at night, because he's tired and that's probably the only thing he can think of that will keep him awake.

    Hard situation, but you can get through it!

  • b
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    Communicate ,honestly and openly with him. Because of the difference in work schedules you both will need to put in a little more effort to connect than before.

    Prov 11:14 "When there is no skillful direction, the people fall; but there is salvation in the multitude of counselors."

    When you counsel or talk together, you bring salvation to your marriage

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    Video games for him could be a way of winding down after work. But at the same time it would not be wise for him to do it all the time and a prolonged time.

    Talk it out and set priorities.

  • DaveMc
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    Don't give up. Have a good talk with him and tell him what you told us.

    Marriage requires work and sacrifice. He'll need to not play games as much as he wants and you'll need to give up some of your tastes, too.

    If he doesn't think he needs to change or give to the marriage, he needs marital training. Counseling can help here. So can church. Especially the LDS church has strong teachings on family.

    Start here: https://www.lds.org/topics/parenting?lang=eng

  • Ole
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Find another or learn to live like that or ask him to change and offer some change in yourself in return. After all marriage is contract to assure the next generation.

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  • 6 years ago

    Haha this is us to a tea start treating him nicer suck his wiener and dress sexy and make sex game life revolves around sex food and money and if you can't refire the honeypot on the stove you might as well get a device now if he's cheating or you are then your scumbags and be open and start swinging I say **** it it's boTh of your problems the grass isn't greener on the otherside

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