My husband and I used to be the couple that would stay up late just being silly together, making up voices for our cats, dancing badly in the kitchen. Now we mostly just coordinate schedules and discuss practical things and I miss who we were when we weren't trying so hard to be responsible adults.
More people experience this than they realize.
The weight of adult responsibilities has buried the lightness that once made your connection joyful.
“Where Are You with Agricultural traditions — farming as examined life?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.