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When one partner's spiritual practice becomes the other's obligation

My wife wants to watch every sunset together as part of her healing process and I want to support her but I'm starting to feel trapped by it and guilty for feeling trapped and I don't know how to be honest about needing flexibility without seeming unsupportive.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love disguised as compliance creates resentment in the very relationship the practice is meant to heal.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sunrise and sunset as daily practice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.