What is the best way to keep love alive when there is a baby involved?

You have to BOTH work at keeping the relationship and your love alive. You have to both be committed and dedicated to that as your goal. It is hard having a baby and trying to find time for each other but it can be done. Yes...find a sitter once a week and just go out and be together for an hour or two. Better yet....drop the baby off at a sitter's or family members and go back home and spend a couple of romantic hours together. With money issues and the baby , you are both stressed.....work at NOT taking it out on each other. Spend time together as a family also. I know you don't have much money for a sitter if he just lost his job. When my kids were small, I used to take care of my friend's kids for free if she needed a break and she did the same for me.

I don't think that it is the child's fault. Money stress can and will ruin a relationship. Now having a child on top of money stressor's causes more stress because they are so expensive. I would recommend that you do something together that does not cost anything. Make a special dinner for him that you can share while the baby is sleeping. Borrow a new movie from a friend or a family member and enjoy it together. If you can get a free babysitter do both of those things while the baby is being watched by a friend or relative. If you both feel that you just need to get out of the house, do something that does not cost anything. Pack a picnic lunch and take it to a local park or scenic area. Plan something romantic for him. Surprise him with a babysitter and dress up in your best lingerie one day while he is out just be waiting for him at the door when he comes home. Good luck with your whole endeavor but please remember not to blame the child. The child did not ask to be brought into the world.

Raising a baby is hard enough without having the financial worries added to it. I believe that the two of you are just both very worried and stressed over, well, everything! You are still adjusting to being parents, and you are still adjusting to living together. That compiled with the fact that he likely feels inadequate because he has lost his job, is definately a tough situation. My advice is to first and foremost, talk to each other and try to find solutions together, as a couple. Do not yell or play the blame game; be respectful of each other's feelings and really listen to each other. Since you are struggling financially, I think that trying to go out on dates would only add fuel to the fire; however, spending quality time alone as a couple is still important. You don't have to go out, or even find a babysitter (although that is always nice) to spend the time together. Cuddle up on the couch and watch a movie together when the baby goes to sleep, go for a walk as a family, have bouts of spontaneous intimacy. In other words, be creative. There are plenty of things you can do together to find that connection that require no money at all. Having a baby can make things a lot more difficult, but I assure you that in the long run, it will all be worth the effort. The more little things that the two of you take the time out to enjoy together, the closer you will find yourselves to each other. The obvious solution to the problem is that you have to have a steady income in the home to make ends meet. If he is unable to find a job right now, than you should also try to find one. The financial burden is really on both of you and you both have to take steps to solve them, the only solution to financial trouble is to work. In my opinion, it doesn't matter who in a relationship is working as long as the bills are paid and the baby is well taken care of.

I believe that having a baby can bring a couple apart, but mostly if you didn't have the strongest relationship to start with. To keep the love alive, having our daughter made my boyfriend (now husband) and I a lot closer. But we always made a point to have some time that was just ours. We would go out on dates where we'd have a babysitter for her and just have time to ourselves. We also really bonded together over spending time with the baby and playing with her and the like.

I went through this exact same thing after having my child. We are still struggling financially. Our relationship is so much better now, though. I think that once your child needs less of you, youll remember the role of your husband. God has also made a big difference in our lives. We pray together, for each other, we text each other, we express our love for each other, we refuse to go to bed mad at each other. If you can't afford to go out on a date, choose to do something else as a family. If you can be physically active together, do that. Whatever you can do together will help you get closer and enjoy each others company. Remember, you should be one with your spouse.

ooohhh thats not true.. unfortunately, baby will keeps the couple together.. you need to understands everyones needs.. understanding each other will help to avoid fighting each other..

If You Want A Son You Have him .. If you Don't Want A Son You Don't Have him .. Simple .. But since you already have a son You Can Go out Together .. I Don't think we Can Call it A Date .. But you Should Enjoy yourself together .. That's The Joy of Life .. Have Ever lasting Happiness .. God Bless ..

oh my I was going to suggest haveing one night out a week 'at a favorite restaurant and hiring a baby sitter. now yousay in one mouthful I am so happy and in the nexct but we fight a lot.. a zillion people have lost their jobs, find a way to go out on dates, find a friendly babysitter who will do this for free if necessary but do something you really like together without baby along.you need to revive your love by some way of finding something to do together you cn aford and get a setter for the baby.