Should your partner put you first?

Your partner or spouse can't always put you first, but if you consistently don't feel like a priority in your relationship it may be time to take a step back and evaluate where things are headed.

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What is mini wife syndrome?

? Mini wife syndrome (or mini husband syndrome) is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: your stepkid acts more like your partner's spouse than their child. Is it normal to resent stepchildren? In fact, it's normal. Stepparents should not feel, or be made to feel, guilty for not instantly (or ever) loving their stepkids. When they do, that guilt ? if ongoing and unaddressed ? can morph over time into deep-seated resentment.

Is it normal not to like your stepchild?

The US National Stepfamily Resource Center says it can take a minimum of four years for stepkids and step-parents to feel comfortable with one another while British author and family psychologist Dr Lisa Doodson says it's completely normal to not feel that instant love connection. Moreover, should i stay in a loveless marriage for kids? Yes, there is plenty of research that says divorce can be harmful to children. There's evidence suggesting staying together for a child may not be helpful when the relationships are strained, volatile, or violent; and there's evidence that staying together is better than splitting even if tension remains.

Correspondingly, can a baby ruin a marriage?

For around 30 years, researchers have studied how having children affects a marriage, and the results are conclusive: the relationship between spouses suffers once kids come along. In the event that a pregnancy is unplanned, the parents experience even greater negative impacts on their relationship. Also, what percentage of couples split up after losing a child? The Compassionate Friends, an organization that supports bereaved parents, conducted a study in 2006 showing that the divorce rate among couples that suffered the loss of a child is about 16%.

Should you love your kid more than your spouse?

As it turns out, it is possible to love your kid a little too much - particularly if you love them more than your spouse. "Research strongly suggests that children whose parents love each other are much happier and more secure than those raised in a loveless environment," she argues.