"I love my husband more than my kids"

ocean71506

Not me, but a lady I saw on CBS Sunday morning.  They were running a segment on mothers.  This one woman said she loves her husband more than her kids. I was shocked when she said this. She is in love with her husband but not her kids, which I get.  However, there is nothing more in the world that I love more than Emma.  I love dh with all my heart and soul, but there is nothing like a mother's love for a child.  Maybe other people feel the same way as this woman? I just could not believe her kids were going to see this one day.  Very interesting.

mrsdanigirl8

Sometimes I worry that both my DH & I love our son more than we love each other even though I never thought I could love another person more than DH before DS was born...

847Christine

I love DD way more than DH, no question.  He probably feels the same.  Even if I didn't though, I'd NEVER get on national TV & say otherwise.  That's awful.  Those poor kids.

caymanbride

I love my husband deeply, no question. But there is NOTHING like my love for Aidan, it just doesn't compare to my love for anyone else.

GeminiKMP-C

I think I love them both immensely, but in two different ways.  I love them each in a way that I could never love the other, but neither are more or less, ya know?

abj22

GeminiKMP-C:

I think I love them both immensely, but in two different ways.? I love them each in a way that I could never love the other, but neither are more or less, ya know?

ditto

There was a woman who said the same thing on Oprah a few years back. Maybe it is the same woman? I think her point was that her relationship with her husband was the root of their family. Like they were co-captains of their family team and their love for each other was what everything else was based on. I don't agree with the word "more" but if it is the same woman, I do get her point.

Katebug421

abj and gemini said everything that I was going to reply :-)

lata82

GeminiKMP-C:

I think I love them both immensely, but in two different ways.  I love them each in a way that I could never love the other, but neither are more or less, ya know?

ditto

AverysMomma0624

The love for my husband and the love for my child(ren) are two totally separate and different loves. However, DH will always, always come first in my life, even over my children. That being said, we were just talking about this the other day and DH's brother asked me who I loved more. I said DH. DH said me. He said "so, if DH and DD were both going to die and you could only save one, who would it be?" DH and I both answered DD, no question. Our love for each other makes us always want to put our children's best interests first. Not sure if that makes a lot of sense, but it's the exact same way both of our parents parented..... and they are both still happily married and in love, with great children (if I do say so myself).

AngelsAmid

What Gemini said- they are different loves.

AB&TB

I think that it is normal to love your kids more than your sig. other.

SeminoleJessica

i will also ditto gemini and averysmommy too but I want to add that i try to put me and dh's relationship way up at the top.  I know that if that is solid, it will make a better life for Abby.  Plus, she moves out in 18 years, Dh and I are still stuck with each other!  LOL