My partner works late most nights and I wait up because that's our only time together but by then we're both tired and not really present and I don't know whether to stop waiting up or ask them to come home earlier and either choice feels like giving up on us.
More people experience this than they realize.
The architecture of daily life is working against the relationship, and both people are trapped between competing needs with no clear path forward.
“Where Are You with Time and love — being present with who you love?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.