My partner and I video call every night but we've fallen into just staring at our phones while the call runs in the background and we both know it but neither of us wants to be the one to say the calls aren't working anymore. We're maintaining the ritual but losing the connection and I don't know how to talk about it without sounding like I don't want to talk to them.
More people experience this than they realize.
The form of connection has become a substitute for the substance of connection.
“Where Are You with Long-distance relationships via technology?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.