has anyone experienced emotional distance with a partner? he has a full time job and is currently working crazy hours and i’m a full time grad student and i feel we just happened to put our emotional connection on the back burner, it’s no one’s fault. i need emotional intimacy before physical intimacy and he’s kinda the opposite, so we’ve hit a little bit of a dry spell these past few months. any tips on growing emotional intimacy? especially for people who don’t necessarily love talking transparently about their feelings (it’s relatively new for both of us 😅). Thanks!

Talking about your feelings is the way to go. It’s difficult and can be awkward but all relationships need communication to thrive. Talk about how you’re feeling. Maybe he’s completely unaware that it’s happening.

My partner and I have used these apps called Lovewick and Paired (I'm sure there are many others) that have questions and like quizzes and things you can both do to spark conversation. Since it's an app you can do them while together or apart.

This can be really tuff but communication is key although you might feel awkward it is always better to talk about how you feel with him, you will feel a a lot better getting it off your chest, you shouldn’t have to suffer in silence