Wow, I needed this article. Wife and I have been together for almost 10 years. The last 2-3 have been the hardest. The last 1, the hardest of the last 3. Wh

Wow, I needed this article. Wife and I have been together for almost 10 years. The last 2-3 have been the hardest. The last 1, the hardest of the last 3. Why? I’ve asked myself that many times. Love fades, that’s definitely part of it. Hormones drop, and that “natural” urge to be with your partner wanes. At the same time, careers are shifting into overdrive. Promotions and responsibilities pile up. Work becomes the MAIN focus in life (if you don’t have kids). At some point the stress of life can change people, slowly but over years someone can end up bitter, jaded, and difficult to be with. I think that’s part of what we are dealing with. After a decade of hard work, we haven’t done enough to ensure we are happy living with each other. In other words, we’ve taken each other for granted for too long.