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It is too easy to forget each other through your preoccupation with the children.<\/p>\n<p>I would put my spouse first and I would want her to put me first.<\/p>\n<p>Usually it is wives who say their kids need more of their attention and usually husbands are more likely to say that they&#8217;ve lost a significant amount of their spouse&#8217;s attention since the kids arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Women are more ruled by their emotions, so whatever they decide in theory before marriage may not matter much once their emotions of motherhood click in.<\/p>\n<p>Dennis: I have all men calling in and they&#8217;re all saying that they put their wives first. Perhaps it is easier for men to put their wives first before the kids?<\/p>\n<p>Luke: I remember John Gray (Men are From Mars) saying that men find it easier to appreciate their wives than the other way round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a kid, some time between age eight and 15, I asked my mother who did she love more? Me or dad? She said dad. Should you put your spouse or your kids first? 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