My husband and I used to talk about everything but now we just manage our days — his doctor appointments, my physical therapy, who's driving where — and somewhere in all the logistics we stopped being lovers and became just... coordinators of our own decline.
More people experience this than they realize.
The machinery of managing aging bodies and lives can slowly eclipse the tenderness that brought you together.
“Where Are You with Love in Later Life and Aging Partnership?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.