You love them, but you’re tired. And somewhere along the way, you started feeling less like soulmates and more like roommates who share a mortgage and a calendar.

In this episode, Michael Dorsey tackles the subtle, responsible erosion of intimacy he calls "Roommate Syndrome." If you’re hiding behind provision—thinking that paying the bills and running a well-oiled household earns you emotional distance—this conversation is a necessary course correction.

Drift rarely happens in an explosion; it happens in fragments, glances not returned, and 15 distracted minutes multiplied by years. Michael breaks down research from the Gottman Institute on "turning toward" bids for connection and shares his personal 15-minute framework for transitioning from "ballroom energy" to "living room presence." Stop waiting for a vacation to fix a habit. Hawa ...