My partner and I have been trying to get pregnant for eighteen months and it's taken over our entire relationship — every conversation somehow leads back to tracking cycles or test results or what we should try next. We've lost the ability to just be together without this weight between us, and I think we're both scared to admit how isolated we feel from each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
Shared hope and disappointment have replaced intimacy, leaving two people lonely together.
“Where Are You with Belonging vs. fitting in — the distinction that matters?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.