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romantic-relationship-maintenance

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Practical relationship maintenance for couples. Use when a relationship feels stale, tense, or on autopilot, when communication has broken down, or when someone wants to strengthen a partnership before it's in crisis.

When to use

• Relationship feels stale, routine, or like "just roommates"
• Communication has broken down — every conversation turns into a fight or a silence
• One or both partners feel disconnected, unappreciated, or lonely in the relationship
• Fights keep recycling the same issues with no resolution
• User wants to strengthen a good relationship proactively
• Physical intimacy has declined and both people feel it
• Major life transition is straining the relationship (new baby, job loss, move, illness)
• User is wondering if the relationship is worth saving

When not to use

• Dating advice
• Replacement for couples therapy

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