If you’re both willing to invest in the relationship, there’s every possibility of creating a relationship that feels connected again. Often, people try to recreate what used to work when the goal should be to build something even stronger that fits who you both are today.
It’s normal for relationships to go through periods where you feel less emotionally or physically connected, especially during times of stress, major life changes, parenting, illness or unresolved conflict. The butterflies you felt at the beginning of a relationship naturally change, but that doesn’t mean love has disappeared. Many couples report feeling lonely in long-term partnerships.
Understanding why, where, and how closeness has faded can be the turning point you need to move forward and rebuild trust, connection and maybe even the love.