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Scenario

When couples lose their playful rituals during stressful life transitions

My wife and I used to have this thing where we'd create funny voices for our pets and have elaborate conversations between them, but since we started trying to have kids these little moments of silliness feel frivolous and we've gotten so focused on being responsible adults. I miss that lightness we had but bringing it up feels weird, like I'm asking her to be less serious about important things.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Life's serious demands have crowded out the couple's capacity for shared silliness, but neither knows how to reclaim it without seeming trivial.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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