Love & Exhaustion

This series is for the moments no one prepares you for.
The moments when you still love them — but you’re tired in a way sleep doesn’t fix.
When nothing is technically “wrong,” yet showing up feels heavier than it used to.
When your heart hasn’t left, but your energy has.

Love & Exhaustion is a collection of essays about what happens after the honeymoon phase… after the adrenaline… after survival mode becomes your default.

It’s about the quiet seasons of love — the ones that don’t look romantic on the outside but are deeply human on the inside.

This series is not about blaming relationships. It’s not about telling anyone to leave. And it’s not about diagnosing love as broken.

It’s about naming something we rarely talk about:

That exhaustion can exist inside love — and it doesn’t mean the love is failing.

Throughout these posts, we explore:

• Why love can feel heavy even when it’s real
• How nervous system fatigue changes connection and intimacy
• The guilt that comes with needing less
• The pressure to perform closeness
• The parts of ourselves we lose while trying to be loving
• And what healthier, more sustainable love can look like instead
  
  This series is for people who:
• Still care deeply, but feel worn thin
• Feel guilty for needing space or rest
• Love someone but don’t recognize themselves anymore
• Are trying to stay honest without hurting anyone
• Want connection that feels safe — not draining

You don’t need to read this in order.
You don’t need to relate to every post.
And you don’t need to have answers.

This is not a roadmap.
It’s a mirror.

Take what resonates.
Leave what doesn’t.
And know this, above all else:

Love is not meant to be survived.
It’s meant to be a place you can rest.

🤍Part One: Naming the Dissonance
🤍Part Two: Deconstructing the Myths
🤍Part Three: Redefining Healthy Love
🤍Part Four: Integration & Release