My partner and I keep talking about how things were 'simpler' before we had kids and I think we're using those memories to avoid dealing with how hard things actually are now but when I say that they get defensive like I'm attacking our past happiness.
More people experience this than they realize.
Nostalgia becomes a refuge that prevents honest engagement with present difficulties.
“Where Are You with Nostalgia — its function and its limits?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.