My partner and I have been trying to conceive for three years and we've started handling the monthly disappointment completely differently — they want to keep tracking everything obsessively while I'm pulling back because I can't take another failed cycle, and we're not even sad together anymore.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are grieving the same loss on different timelines with different strategies, creating distance in the place where they most need connection.
“Where Are You with Fertility and conception?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.