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When couples are too physically exhausted to connect

My partner and I both work demanding jobs and we're so physically exhausted that we've stopped doing things together — we come home and collapse in separate rooms and I miss them even though we live together but neither of us has energy to bridge that gap.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical depletion has created an invisible wall between two people who love each other but lack the energy to reach across it.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fatigue and burnout — physical dimension?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.