My roommate and I used to cook these elaborate weird meals together and try random recipes and make disasters and laugh about it, but now we're both so busy we just grab food separately and eat in our rooms. We still live together but we've stopped actually living together and neither of us has said anything about missing it.
More people experience this than they realize.
Busy adult schedules have gradually eliminated the spontaneous shared activities that transformed cohabitation into genuine companionship.
“Where Are You with Breathing and nature?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.