There’s a particular kind of relationship strain that doesn’t come from conflict or disconnection or anything either partner did wrong. It comes from change itself. A new job. A cross-country move. A baby. A loss. A career that suddenly demands everything....
Picture two climbers roped together on a steep, snowy mountain. Every step is careful. Every decision is shared. They move as one — because on a mountain like that, your safety depends on your partner. Relationships aren’t life or death in the same way. But if...