<p>Author Mira Kirshenbaum writes in her book, &#34;The Weekend Marriage&#34;, that the American state of matrimony is all too often the victim of what she calls &#34;Murphy&#39;s law&#34; of marriage: &#34;The less time you have together, the more things go wrong in your relationship.&#34;</p><h3>Does This Describe Your Marriage?</h3><ul><li> Your life centers around your children and your jobs.</li><li> You are both pretty exhausted during the week.</li><li> Your home and life seems to move from one small crisis to another.</li><li> Time for romance or interacting with one another is saved for weekends along with catching up on chores around the house.</li></ul><p>Here are some warning signs of a time-starved marriage and what you can do about it.</p><p>Warning Signs of Running on Empty in Your Marriage</p><p>Some Solutions for a Time-Starved Marriage</p><p>Suggested Books to Read</p><p>Here are the warning signs of running on empty in your marriage.</p><ul><li> You think you have to choose between your spouse and your kids. If you do, you are comparing two different types of love. Living a balanced life doesn&#39;t require choosing.</li><li> Your lives are very fragmented. You spend more time running here and there and doing this and that than you spend together.</li><li> When together you both tend to be in your own little world.</li><li> You both find yourself easily irritated over small annoyances.</li><li> Disagreements and misunderstandings between the two of you increase.</li><li> Several months pass before you realize the two of you haven&#39;t had a date or planned alone time together.</li></ul><p>Does This Describe Your Marriage?</p><p>Some Solutions for a Time-Starved Marriage</p><p>Suggested Books to Read</p><p>Here are some solutions for a time-starved marriage.</p><ul><li> Be honest with each other about the time issues in your lives. Track a week of how you all spend your time. Evaluate time you spend with your children, with one another, on your jobs, doing chores, as a family, having fun, etc. As you examine your schedules, look for ways to trim it that will give you both a sense of hope for your future.</li><li> Focus more on your husband-wife relationship. Ask yourselves if you think your kids are seeing the love you two have for one another.</li><li> Make sure the two of you are connecting with each other each day. This can be accomplished by a long kiss or hug, a back rub or a quick head massage with a tingler, daily dialogue time, a morning snuggle, playing a game together, having some cuddle time, or taking a walk around your yard.</li><li> Don&#39;t put yourselves on hold, either personally or as a couple. Take care of yourself both emotionally and physically. Make time to take a walk, read a book, relax in a hot tub, laugh, listen to music you enjoy, get a good night&#39;s sleep. You will be setting a good example for your children on how to live a balanced life.</li><li> Say no more often to errands, chores, social activities with others, overtime, volunteer work, meetings, etc.</li><li> Don&#39;t watch the news every night, or read the full newspaper every day. Don&#39;t read Twitter or your RSS feed every day. They steal time from you.</li><li> Have at least one date night each month. Sometimes reserving the same date each month helps in not scheduling something else on your date night.</li><li> Send emails to each other and leave love notes around the house.</li><li> Find ways to make the most of every precious moment you have with each other.</li></ul><p>Does This Describe Your Marriage?</p><p>Warning Signs of Running on Empty in Your Marriage</p><p>Suggested Books to Read</p><p>Here are some suggested books to read concerning time-starved marriages.</p><p>&#34;The Weekend Marriage: Abundant Love In A Time-Starved World&#34; by Mira Kirshenbaum<br/></p><p>&#34;The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country&#39;s Foremost Relationship Expert&#34; by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver<br/></p><p>&#34;Lovetalk Starters: 275 Questions to Get Your Conversations Going&#34; by Leslie L. Parrott<br/></p><p>Does This Describe Your Marriage?</p><p>Warning Signs of Running on Empty in Your Marriage</p><p>Some Solutions for a Time-Starved Marriage</p>