Quality and Quantity Time in Married Life (Part 1 of 3)

I know that you have heard time and time again that quality time is more important than quantity time.  On some level I agree with that.  Still, what happens when a married couple only sees each other for a couple hours each week?  Even if that time is filled with joy and communication, it can never make up for having prioritized time each day for one another.

No matter how “quality” that 2 hours in a week may seem, couples have things they need to discuss from a week of activities.  The definition of “quality” time may boil down to the fact that you finally set up a time for the plumber to come out on a date that works for both of you.  That in itself may take a half hour or more.

Test Your Priorities
You may be reading this and assuming that more than 2 hours together a week is just not possible.  I understand that could be true but it is worth it to your relationship to take a second look.  Make a rough chart for a week in your life and see what it tells you about where your time is being spent.  Most of the time the results may be a bit of a surprise.

The Results May Surprise You
A couple of years ago, I looked at how a week in my life was used and realized I spent an average of 3 hours a day in the kitchen.  Yikes!  That certainly did not reflect what I wanted to show as my true priorities.  This hard to swallow information encouraged me to choose dinners that took less time to cook and to ask for help cleaning up.  The result was that I could spend more time on what I wanted to be my true priorities: my husband and my kids.