Tiecen Payne

What our children come to understand about love is shaped by the relationship they witnessed.

When couples tell me they feel disconnected, I almost never hear them describe a dramatic turning point. There usually isn't a single argument they can point to or a particular moment when everything changed. Instead, they describe a slow shift that happened so gradually they barely noticed it while it was taking place. As conversations became more practical and schedules became fuller, the responsibilities of building a life together crowded out the kind of conversations they used to have...