We have been together for just under 6 years. For the past 1-2 years, things haven’t been great between us. There is a lack of connection and neither of us feel like we are truly happy. But at the same time, we still love each other dearly and still have some really great times together. Additionally, we have spoken several times about wanting to improve our relationship, but it has never seemed to come to fruition.

Anyways, we both work really demanding/tough jobs, which I think has contributed to our problems. She was recently assigned a new project that has been even more demanding. A few days ago, I brought up the subject of our relationship and how I wanted to improve it. She was nice enough to hear me out, but essentially said she has too much on her plate with work to truly give me what I need. She said she understands that it’s not fair to me, but that it’s the truth. This is a 12-16 month project. I truly don’t know what to do.