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When caregiving threatens your primary relationship

I moved my aging mother in with us and my marriage is falling apart because we never have privacy or space to just be a couple anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The expansion of care responsibilities can crowd out the intimate bonds that sustain the caregiver, creating competing loyalties.

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“Where Are You with Caregiving?”

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