A couple stands in the kitchen, mid-argument, about whose turn it was to empty the dishwasher. Neither one can quite remember how it started. Both are surprised at how much it hurts. Within minutes, the conversation has left the dishes behind entirely, and turned into something closer to years of feeling unseen. This is one of the most common reasons people look into couples therapy, not one enormous betrayal, but the same small fight, wearing a different outfit every time. The Fight Was...

By Lily Calandra It's Thursday night. The television is murmuring in the background, but you aren't watching it. You are watching the front door, listening for the sound of keys, your chest tightening with the exact same question that kept you awake last week: What version of them is coming home tonight? Or maybe they are sitting right next to you on the couch, but as they pour another drink, the distance between you feels like a canyon. You love them. You have a history together. But you...