When a partner starts feeling more like family than a lover, closeness may remain while erotic connection fades. Here is how to understand the change without panic.
Some long relationships become beautifully close and sexually distant.
You trust each other.
You know each other's families.
You share a home, memories and private language.
The person feels like family.
That description can be affectionate.
It can also be the sentence someone uses when they no longer feel like lovers.
Do not insult what you have built.
Companionship is one of the great strengths of long-term love.
The rest of this guide goes beyond the headline idea. It takes you into the patterns, questions and practical decisions that help you apply this to your own relationship.
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