Couples drift apart for many reasons. One we see often is surprisingly quiet: they stop being genuinely curious about one another.

In long-term relationships, familiarity can begin to masquerade as knowledge.

I know how you’ll react.

I know what you’re going to say.

I know why you do that.

And often, you’re not wrong. Patterns do repeat. People are consistent in the ways that matter. But something subtle gets lost when knowing replaces wondering.