Is the primary relationship between a married couple or between a parent and a child who is grown?
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Children are very important parts of our lives, but the primary relationship we always have to work on is our marriage (if we are married, of course)! Kids are supposed to grow up and lead their own lives, not be our responsibilities and the center of our universe forever.
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When you get married, you leave your family and form your own strong bonds with your mate, you're a new family. But you will always be your parents child.
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I think it's a slippery slope to declare either as somehow primary in relation to the other. However, being that it is more likely that the married couple interact more, that would make it primary by default. If a "child" has reached adulthood and is interacting with a parent so much that it rivals the other parent, odds are that child may be a little stunted. I talk to my daughter daily and I love her more than anyone, but I understand that her daily priorities do not involve me....and that's ok because I'm always here. She was raised so that she can move on into healthy relationships that will help her carve her path. When she marries, that should be her primary relationship...not me, so the reverse should be true as well.
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Husbands/wives/girlfriends/boyfriends/lovers come and go...a parent is a parent forever. :)
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