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Where does the love go?

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blackcoffeenow · 21/06/2023 16:35

I miss the relationship I used to have with my partner. What little or big ways do you show your love and them to you?
We are stuck in a cycle of arguing all the time, currently going to therapy to try and help. But I feel like I need to make a conscious effort to show him I love him and appreciate him, as I know I've lost all my old ways of doing that since our 2 year old came along and depression started to win.
Just wanting inspiration and maybe some hope that we can get back to that one day is anyone's been through similar

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EcoChica1980 · 21/06/2023 16:47

Someone wise said that mature love is not a feeling. Mature love is a choice to communicate and grow with another person.

I find that really useful. Don’t try to bring about some ephemeral feeling you once felt. Instead do the sometimes difficult work of being honest with, and forgiving of, one another.

blackcoffeenow · 21/06/2023 17:32

@EcoChica1980 i do agree and i'm not so much talking about the feeling but the way we treat each other. Just miss the nice things we used to do for each other. I think a strong relationship has to involve acts of love and care and I feel like I'm lacking a bit in that department like it's not automatic anymore you know?

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