If you do, your behavior is telling your partner that he or she is very important to you. If you fail to make time for fellowship you are communicating just the opposite message. Reduce your distractions . In order to make more time to communicate, you must also determine what things are consuming your time. There are many.
Some individuals have the TV on day and night.
Try it and you will find that even the kids will come in and sit with you. If you want to establish and maintain real communication and friendship this is what it will take. This is the biblical priority. Dates and recreation . Communication is always the fruit of dating and recreation time together.