@melissadivaristhompson: Almost every couple I’ve worked with has hit a season where they quietly wondered if something was wrong with them. Usually, nothing was. They were just tired, stretched thin, and drifting, and no one ever told them that was normal. So let me tell you. It is normal to drift. Life gets loud. Work, kids, stress, exhaustion. And in those stretches you can love your partner and still find them a little annoying. Still feel unsupported. Still feel far away from someone lying right next to you. That’s not proof your relationship is broken. It’s what a real, long-term relationship looks like in a hard season. Here’s the part that actually matters, though. The hard season isn’t what breaks couples. What breaks them is what they do inside it. When you’re depleted, the instinct is to turn away, go quiet, and wait for it to pass on its own. That waiting is exactly how a temporary drift hardens into distance you can’t cross. So try these, and notice that none of them are big. Name it out loud together: “we’re in a hard one right now, aren’t we?” That turns two people struggling alone into a team. Keep one small thread of connection alive, a hand on the back, a midday text, thirty seconds of real eye contact. And lower the bar while staying kind, you’re not aiming not to turn the exhaustion on each other. The couples who make it aren’t the ones who never drift. They’re the ones who keep reaching, even a little, until the season turns. What’s a hard season you and your partner made it through? 💛 This information is for psychoeducational purposes only and not to be misconstrued as therapy. #CouplesTherapy #RelationshipAdvice #MarriageAdvice #LongTermLove #HealthyRelationships

angerpretzel :

I am in a hard part. a very hard part. my toughest season. I'm scared.

IV :

If your partner isn't trying then leave

Stephanie Adams635 :

Im in a hard season but my husband left and moved out with my 15 yo stepdaughter. He left me and our son. its so much harder to want to repair when separated

Hutch2 (GenX) :

im hurting..

Kinda Sorta Hippie :

♥️We are in a hard season and so thankful for this message! The small threads of connection mean so much. Struggling together is so much better than struggling apart!

erin melchior :

hit the nail on the head!!

Sarah Tejuco :

💜 definitely in a hard season. First time mom, our son is 11 months and the sleep deprivation has been so hard on my husband and me. And one thing lots of people might not talk about is intimacy changing. It’s been non existent for over a year. So much change and the fatigue has changed it but trying to remind ourselves it’s just a season. That we will get back to that place.

patriotfitness :

its been a very hard season. but getting better

nancyherrera765 :

How long can these seasons last?

🪶🪶🪶 :

can you talk about pmdd and how to carry this into a relationship?

Love & Grit :

So many couples give up during this time instead of pushing and working through it. Marriage is hard but if you put the effort in it’s so worth it 💕

Mama_Luna :

heart

Chris 💪🇺🇲 :

Your videos have helped me and my wife in our relationship immensely. Thank you!

Swooni Relationship App :

Makes sense!

LVRoodt :

💜 this time it feels to hard to keep going

Gordo P 1973 :

erin melchior :

mamafdarcy :

Heart

Kaylee🇨🇦 :

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🤬 this is helpful.

TherapyWithSarahP | Ontario :

naming it is so powerful!

melissadivaristhompson :

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Me, Myself, and I :

💜

#bosslady74 :

❤️

user9695440153193 :

💛

Diana Marrero :

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