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Does being a dad mean making a sacrifice in our relationship with our partner, or can it make it even better?
I would say it makes it different, due to you having a child to look after and their needs/demands and the tiredness all takes its toll. But you can try and arrange couple time as its very important to be a couple and have intimate moments it’s also important to keep your own identity, some women and men become someone’s wife/husband someone’s parent . It brings a different aspect to your relationship and can be very rewarding
being a husband is hard enough talk less of being a father
its all down to individual choices, commitments and sacrifices
I believe God (or whatever you believe) has to do with these aspects but it is not everyone's cup of tea
whatever works for you those factors tend to come to play more often than any other