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There are some marital challenges that you can expect, like disagreeing over how to parent your children, going through sexual droughts, and arguing over how to invest your money. But most of these challenges only pertain to your generation, and the one that comes after you (your children). While you’re busy building your life, you can forget that someone else’s life is slowing down—the life of your parents. Nobody expects their parents to become old or sick. Even though we know it’s a part of life, deep down, we believe that somehow that won’t happen to our parents. For this reason, nobody is prepared for their parents to suddenly become quite reliant on them. If you and your partner were just finished raising your last child, and sending that 18-year-old out into the world, you may not be ready to care for somebody else. But you’ll need to. Here is how taking care of an elderly parent can affect your marriage.

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You consider your mortality

When your parent becomes quite old, you realize that when he passes away, you’ll be next in line. Somehow, having your parent there put a buffer between you and the afterlife. But when your parents go, you’re moved up to the front of the line. This can cause a period of depression in your life, which will, of course, affect your marriage, too.

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