458. Why Is My Marriage So Much Different From When We First Got Married? - Is This Normal?

Many couples ask us this question: Why doesn’t my marriage feel like it did in the beginning? The truth is, just like each year, our marriage has different seasons where intimacy can feel different. Passion can ebb. Connection sometimes requires effort. Somewhere along the way, we absorb the myth that a healthy marriage should always feel like spring, blossoming romance, effortless sex, deep conversation, constant emotional closeness. But real marriage isn’t a single season. Like nature, your...