Newborn children can ruin a couple's relationship
Last reviewed: 16.10.2021
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The study found that younger parents have less sex. But much more arguing. The presence of children can destroy the couple's relationship, the results of the studies reported. According to the results of the survey it became known that almost four out of ten new mothers and fathers find their partners less attractive after the arrival of a baby in the family, and 63 percent of the respondents admitted that their sex life had deteriorated sharply. Another 61 percent of parents say that they argued about the methods of raising a child.
More than a third of the respondents said that they basically began to argue more. 42 percent of women do not attract their husbands or partners after giving birth, accusing them of a complicated financial situation and increased domestic responsibilities. Some young mothers said that they are outraged by her husband's approach to paternity, believing that they must take more responsibility for caring for the child, while men are more likely to complain about the methods of female parenting.
More than six out of ten parents said that their sexual relations worsened after the birth of their children, 28 percent of those surveyed had sex once a month, five percent once a year, and seven percent did not do anything at all. Psychologists recommend in this situation not to focus on the child, and on the first place to establish interpersonal relationships with the spouse.