{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dad Starting Over","title":"Why Marriages Drift Into “Kids Only” Mode","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":609,"description":"Most marriages don’t blow up overnight.\nThey drift.\nThey drift from us…\nto the family…\nand eventually to two exhausted roommates running a daycare.\nOnce kids enter the picture, something subtle but dangerous often happens: the couple stops being the center of the relationship. Not out of malice. Not because anyone planned it. It just happens.\nAnd in most marriages, if nobody actively protects the couple, the marriage slowly disintegrates.\nFrom what I see, this responsibility usually falls on the man — and when he pushes for dates, intimacy, boundaries, or adult connection, he’s often shamed for it.\nI break down:\nWhy marriages predictably shift into “kids first, marriage last”\nWhy this creates dead bedrooms and quiet resentment\nWhy men get labeled selfish for trying to fix it\nAnd why a strong marriage actually serves kids better than a child-centered one\nIf this topic hits home, you’ll want to check out my book The Dead Bedroom Fix and the Help For Men Brotherhood — where guys are having these conversations honestly, without being shamed.\n👉 Join the Brotherhood: https://helpformen.com/join","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/YiHzLsFwQs1l2EQbUXztvHyWFsPsmiGIGpfVw4pLN6o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODQ0/ODVhZDc4YzQ3OGQ4/MmQ3ZWNmOTBjZWVi/ZDVmZC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}