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Reading for a hard season

Written from the therapy room. Not quick fixes - these are the longer answers to the questions couples in crisis actually ask.

A couple on a garden bench in autumn light - he is turned toward her, she gazes into the distance

Understanding your partnerMay 31, 2025 · 7 min read

Living with an emotionally distant partner: what the distance is made of

You live with someone who is present at dinner and absent from the marriage. They function, provide, even care - and somewhere behind the eyes, the door is closed. Before you accept the popular verdicts about people like your partner, let us tell you what we usually find when that door finally opens in the therapy room.