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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
  1. Bring back rituals of connection: regular “how are we” talks, not just logistics.
  2. Add novelty and shared experiences.
  3. Notice and name the good in each other — top up the emotional bank.
  4. 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.

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