Even though the rate of marital satisfaction decreases, it is still not at zero. It does NOT mean that the couple is dissatisfied with their marriage. Children bring with them a new load of responsibilities. It is natural that a lack of sleep, time and money might have some adverse affects on both wife and husband.
But the full joys of having children are undocumented. I mean this in the eternal sense. Because the joys of raising a righteous generation are not all experienced in this life. Having kids brings wonderful memories and learning opportunities. But I'm sure marital satisfaction will increase exponentially once the parents realize that their children, the souls they loved the most in life, will be in their family system forever.
They say there is a special love that comes when a woman becomes a mother. But there is an even greater love that comes when a mother becomes a grandmother. Though marital satisfaction may decrease for a time as the challenges of raising children come into play, the increase in marital satisfaction over the course of a lifetime and the eternities never stops.
My grandparents (bottom left) and their 5 children, including my mother on the top left
Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
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