I have been in a relationship with my partner for nearly 13 years, he is 15 years older than me (I'm 32). Time is ticking and I'm wondering about continuing in our current situation, I do love him deeply and we've been through a lot, but I wonder whether we'd get on better in life without the ties that we have. We run a business together (7 years so far) and work side by side everyday, full time, this is our soul employment. Work, sometimes seems to be the only thing that we have in common, yes we have a laugh, but intimacy seems to have waned and we're more like colleagues than lovers now. I'm thinking that this can't really help the vibes within our relationship. There have been several times in the (now distant) past when he's said let's get married and have a family, but it's never gotten beyond that. Maybe I should have taken the initiative? I think that his interest is now waning in me and I should end it. I'm worried that I'm wasting my time. Should I keep going or flog the horse?!