My partner and I both work in demanding careers and we've turned into these efficient roommates who coordinate schedules and split chores but we never just mess around anymore, and I'm starting to wonder if we've forgotten how to be anything other than productive together.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people have optimized their relationship for efficiency at the expense of spontaneity and joy.
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