The Stuff My Husband And I Are Struggling With Lately

Real Painpoints From My Relationship

Here's some backstory. My husband and I have been married for seven years, together for eleven. We have two young children. We both work full time. I'm writing a book to be published by a major publisher which has, to no one's surprise but my own, been intense and challenging (great, but not easy). We are typically busy and tired. Very often, daily life feels like a ball launcher is repeatedly chucking balls at us to either catch or dodge.

Still, we have a healthy, functional relationship. We enjoy each other's company and put effort into improving our connection.

With that context established, today I'm sharing five things we're struggling with lately. Some of them are likely universal and others are unique to us.

In the name of showing humanity and normalizing what healthy relationships look like in real life, here's the stuff we're slogging through.