You’re together, and somehow lonely. The kitchen is dim and kind. Two phones sleep by the sink. The dishwasher hums, steady and impersonal. You trade updates: soccer pickup, a budget line, a text from your sister. Your voices glide, but the room feels thin.   Loneliness in marriage or partnership isn’t failure, and it isn’t fate. It’s a threshold; a signal that the relationship is asking for a different kind of communication. Not more words or louder arguments, but truer

As the cold light from your screen glows in the dark, pros and cons multiply, and your chest tightens like a fist. You choose, then un‑choose, and search for one more article to silence the unease. This is decision fatigue: too many inputs, thinning attention, and rising doubt. The Ignatian Examen for decision‑making offers a gentle, reliable way to move from overthinking to peace, and to reduce second-guessing after you choose.        Decision fatigue drains judgment; noise