Attachment and Authenticity in Relationships

When children are born, unless the couple are mature when they get together, they still have immature attachment needs. The man is very often looking to have his mothering needs met by the wife,. But something happens for women when the babies are born - their mothering energy needs to be directed towards the little baby, not the big baby. And so couples tend to get into trouble and difficulty. A woman sometimes has a decision to make that, who's needs I'm going to meet?