Aging in Marriage

I just wanted to give a short post about couples who have reached the empty nesting stage and have gone beyond it. When the children are raised and have left the home, the couple is left with each other. You may not be the same two people as when you married, and there is now a feeling of absence that wasn't there before. In some cases this change in the family dynamic can ruin a marriage. Some couples are just unable to recreate that bond and that intimacy without their children there. I just wanted to say that it's possible and that couples should do all they can to make sure they stay connected as they age.
There are so many ways that a couple can reestablish their intimacy together to something that is perhaps even better than that of when they were first married. There is a friendship there that can be rekindled and strengthened by going on dates and spending quality time together.
Maintaining love maps throughout marriage can be a great help because you will have then played a part in the changes your spouse has gone through over time. If you find that you did not maintain enough  of a love map through your marriage so far and you realize that your spouse has changed, all you have to do is start building it again. Couples who are now empty nesters need to make sure that they are getting to know each other again.
This stage in marriage can be a wonderful time for a couple that presents countless opportunities for adventure and independence. It's a time that may allow for travel, a time for grand children. It's a time for establishing a life that is 100% yours and your spouses.
I guess what I'm really trying to say is that when you get to this stage, don't give up if it doesn't feel right anymore. Work hard at creating a marriage with your spouse that you want to grow old in. That's the dream right? It can always happen.