I decided to marry the girl of my dreams after we'd dated for about three years. We have a great relationship and we both have fulfilling careers. During the last few months though, my wife has become very demanding and is pushing me to spend more time with her at home and even going as far as planning my social life for me. This is a challenge because it means leaving work earlier and earlier and even giving up time with my friends. I love her, but I am finding her demands to be unreasonable and really hard to meet. It is a side of her I haven't seen before. How can I balance my wife's demands with my own wants from life?

New beginnings can be an exciting time. They also have a funny way of being stressful especially when the "honeymoon" period is over. It is perfectly normal to experience stress in the early years of marriage. In fact, many people like you find that it requires radical adjustment especially with today's busy lifestyles.  [more...]