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That said, I think the biggest problems in a marriage occur when the respective roles aren’t well defined. And when either or both parent aren’t willing to make sacrifices for the greater good of the family. Or when the other parent doesn’t appreciate sacrifices made from the other parent.[/quote]
You nailed it…especially the last two sentences, IMHO.
Also, please note the qualifier “in general” in my posts about mothers and fathers. While I believe mothers **generally* tend to be more attached to their children than men, there are certainly many exceptions. There are a number of wonderfully attentive and involved fathers out there who are just as attached to their children as the mothers, if not more so.
One of the most surprising things I noticed after having kids was going to the park and seeing that half the parents there were fathers. This wasn’t just a one-day exception; it’s fairly consistent. You didn’t see that during my childhood.
In all fairness, men have really come a long way in the past 20-30 years, while women have largely stagnated WRT defined roles and workload — largely because it was unfairly loaded on the woman’s side back in the “olden days,” IMHO. Things are about 50/50 these days.
