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When You and Your Partner Have Stopped Really Talking

My spouse and I barely talk anymore except about logistics and I cannot remember the last time we had a real conversation but neither of us seems willing to address it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Conversational death in long relationships reflects a mutual retreat from vulnerability.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Midlife Transitions (40s-60s)?”

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