We've been married for twelve years and I keep catching myself performing 'good wife' in ways that feel automatic and hollow, and my husband seems to be performing 'good husband' right back, and we're both getting exhausted by this dance we never agreed to learn.
More people experience this than they realize.
The institutional expectations of marriage have become a script that's replacing authentic intimacy.
“Where Are You with Marriage as Institution and Lived Experience?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.