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When partners experience the passage of time at different rates

My partner is five years older than me and lately they've been talking constantly about retirement planning and how we need to make every moment count, while I still feel like I have plenty of time and their urgency is stressing me out. We're experiencing time completely differently and it's affecting every decision from weekend plans to major life choices.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mismatched perceptions of time's pace create friction in shared planning and present-moment experience.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Aging and time acceleration?”

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