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Burnout in a long marriage
When after years everything runs fine but the warmth is gone and you’ve become “roommates”.
The problem
A marriage of many years: routine works, few fights, but both feel distance and closeness-free routine.
How we see it
The system works, but nobody did maintenance — warmth degraded unnoticed, with no visible incident.
What to do
- Bring back rituals of connection: regular “how are we” talks, not just logistics.
- Add novelty and shared experiences.
- Notice and name the good in each other — top up the emotional bank.
- Treat the relationship as something needing regular care.
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- Don’t confuse no fights with closeness.
- Don’t defer “the two of us” to an endless “later”.
- Don’t wait for a crash to start maintenance.
Support: warmth needs maintenance. See the emotional bank.
This is not therapy or legal advice. In an acute crisis see help contacts. Submit a case.