My husband and I are trying to decide whether to have kids and we keep having the same circular conversation where we both say we're open to either path but neither of us will say what we actually want. We're so careful not to pressure each other that we're stuck in this limbo of politeness while time keeps passing.
More people experience this than they realize.
The desire to protect each other's autonomy has created a paralysis that serves no one.
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