How Midlife Men Can Thrive in Relationships Beyond Productivity Culture

Often the only time a couple has to truly connect is at the end of the day. In the morning we’re up getting the kids (if we have them) ready for school or daycare, getting ourselves out the door for work. Or maybe one partner is heading off to work while the other is preparing for a full day of caring for children. Either way, there’s simply no time for deep conversation.

So what do we get? At the end of a busy, stressful day, whether it’s from our workplace or the home front, we come home tired, hungry and ready to numb out with Netflix or doom-scrolling. And yet it feels like this is the only time we have to talk and connect.