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Kim0612 Wed 15-Mar-17 13:28:17

It all gets so exhausting, I know sometimes it hasn't bothered me but at the moment it is. We have got a week off in July Nina1959, I have said that he can sort that out, it will be interesting to see what happens.

nina1959 Wed 15-Mar-17 13:15:06

Kim, changing your environment does tend to help break habits. Not sure if a date night would be the answer but weekends away might be a good idea. Ring in the new as they say.
The other thing I thought of is that as long as you keep doing it all, he'll probably let you. What would happen if you stopped doing it?

ninathenana Wed 15-Mar-17 13:11:13

My H is the same, phone calls, holidays, finances are all organized by me and have been for the past 40 + yrs. It does wrankle now and then but I've got used to it.
Sorry but I fail to see how date nights would make a difference to the habit he's got into. I do agree that it's good to spend time just being a couple. H and I go for days out, cinema and theatre trips or just out for a meal at a local gastro pub.

Teetime Wed 15-Mar-17 13:08:00

Not exactly but we sometimes have a cinema night when we find a good film, share the sofa and don't answer phones, mobiles or play with any other devices (except each other). Sometimes ibn a busy world I think we don't have a lot of time to just be with each other without distractions. I hope things pick up for you and yours. flowers

Kim0612 Wed 15-Mar-17 12:36:20

Hi, We have been married for 36 years nearly but seem to be going through a rough patch for the last 6 months or so, DH is very content however I tend to feel as though life is passing us by, DH is quite happy to let me do any organising but I get tired of being the one to sort things out all of the time. When I mentioned how I felt to a Friend she said to start having date nights, does anybody else do this, if so what do you do?