Welcome!
I’m not a relationship counsellor, just one half of a couple on a realistic journey navigating our relationship and our role as new parents.
We were together for over a decade before our first baby arrived. In that time, we faced our fair share of ups and downs, and we’d worked through a lot of our stuff.
But nothing quite prepared us for the arrival of our beautiful (wakeful) daughter.
why i started lovebundles
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Her sweet, squishy face lights me up like nothing else, still, becoming parents was 100 (maybe a million?) times harder than we expected. I found myself wondering how on earth you’re allowed to just walk out of a hospital with a baby.
Becoming a mum or dad brings up all your doubts and fears. And sleep deprivation doesn’t bring out the best in anyone. Our patience wore thin, and our conversations became mostly about the mundane, everyday things.
We went from spending lots of quality time together to barely any. Our finances took a turn, and life changed more than we ever imagined.
But I’d say the biggest challenge that crept into our relationship was resentment. What I’ve witnessed from relationships around me is that if you let that resentment grow wild, it will tear your relationship apart.
As a society, we’ve almost become numb to how many relationships break down and marriages end in divorce, accepting it as just the norm. So much of the relationship advice out there on social media only fuels resentment and entitlement.
We refuse to let that be our story. Instead, we’re rediscovering how to have a fulfilling, exciting, and loving relationship – one without resentment and unrealistic expectations of each other.
I believe that most of the relationship challenges experienced by new parents aren’t signalling their relationship is failing or needs to end – it’s signalling that your current season is hard, confusing, boring and exhausting, often without the support you need.
You
have come to the right place
Even if you can’t see the good in your relationship right now, we can see it for you.
You don’t have it all figured out, but you’re learning and growing every day. We’re here to help you keep your relationship strong while enjoying this new chapter.
You’re focused on giving your baby the best start in life. We’re here to help you give your relationship the best start, too.
how we met
Rooftop new years party (sounds romantic but wasn’t)
most likely to fight
In Ikea
Most likely to make up
Getting ice cream
Our parenting style
Who even knows at this point!
spend most of our time
In parks and playgrounds
together