My partner and I have been together for six years and we've been trying to have kids for three of them, and the monthly cycle of hope and disappointment is wearing us down in ways we don't talk about. We support each other but we're also starting to protect ourselves from each other and I hate that.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared disappointment can create protective distance even between people who want the same thing.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.