Are you always polite to your partner?

We do say thank you and please to each other. Married by the way, and he is not my partner, he is my husband. I think of partners as in sports and business and I feel there is not that romantic love there. I do not think one should be rude to your spouse or to your children, although ours have their own houses now. I mean it brings bitter memories and makes living intolerable.

Respect and courtesy are essential ingredients for a marriage to survive,if either partner takes it into their head that they are not going to be respectful ,mindful or caring then it leaves the relationship in a precarious state.I am sure that is why many couples need to seek marriage guidance to try to put the relationship back on the rails.So the answer to your question is yes it must be maintained.Another thing that is essential for a happy relationship is for both parties to have teir own interests,to feel fullfilled,and for both to spend time away from the other doing something that satisfies them.A family with children can be a crowded house,and it really needs each parent to pull their weight and maybe one parent can babysit whilst the other parent goes out and takes some time away to relax.I have always found that my hobbies and interests have helped keep me sane when things have become tough.There are many couples who are blessed with a helpful set of parents who are ready and able to step in and offer a helping hand every now and then,and I know how much I would have appreciated that happening to me.But parents from neither side were in a position to help out with the children.We had to pay fees for nurseries and they were high fees which took a fair percentage of our disposable income,but the children benefitted from the interaction with the other children and also they learnt quite a lot form their days at nursery school.they certainly didnt go every day,but they went at least twice a week.

Hello sudalunts. We don't usually say thank you and you are welcome to each other as we are not used to, but we appreciate each other for what one has done. We keep them in the mind only without troubling to say so. hehe. I think that it is a good habit of yours to be so polite with each other. I need to learn from you. Keep it up, friend.

yes,i do keep polite always to everyone. i think it's neccessary. but for those people don't return the same,i'll get away from him and avoid to contact him.

Please and thank you is the most common polite word my husband and I use to each other. I don't think we ever said welcome before. We also use May I? Do you mind? Yes I agree with you that politeness must not stop just because one is married or has become familiar with each other. Besides, maintaining politeness is a very good habit where children in the house can pick it up because they are constantly hearing it from their parents.