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Empty Nest: Rediscovering Your Relationship After the Kids Have Grown

Apr 20, 2025

 

Hi there,
If you're reading this, chances are life feels a little different lately. The house is quieter. Dinner for two has replaced the chaos of family meals. And the roles you’ve held for decades—mum, dad, taxi driver, cheer squad, organiser of everything—have shifted overnight.

You’ve done your job beautifully. You’ve raised children, launched them into the world, and now... it’s just the two of you again.
But what happens when that silence starts to feel louder than you expected?

The Hidden Toll of the Empty Nest

For many couples, the empty nest brings a mix of emotions—relief, pride, freedom… but also grief, loneliness, and uncertainty.
You might be asking:

  • Who are we now, without the kids?

  • Why does it feel like we’re just roommates sharing a house?

  • Why don’t we talk—or touch—like we used to?

The truth is, this stage of life is one of the biggest relationship transitions we go through. Without the day-to-day distractions of parenting, what’s left is just th...

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