Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is permanent or inevitable
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Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is permanent or inevitable
By Carissa Wong
4 June 2026
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