When Your Partner Needs Space: What It Really Means and What to Do
When your partner needs space, it can feel like rejection. Here’s what it usually means, from a 20-minute time-out to a real break, and how to respond well.

Working on your communication skills is the most important thing you can do to strengthen your relationship. In the Communication that Connects Collection, you’ll find resources for communication repair, constructive conflict, empowered communication skills, advice for building healthy boundaries, emotional intimacy, vulnerability, and communicating with a withdrawn partner.
When your partner needs space, it can feel like rejection. Here’s what it usually means, from a 20-minute time-out to a real break, and how to respond well.
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