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why don't I feel anything for my husband anymore?

Flatness usually isn't the absence of love — it's the nervous system's response to long, quiet disappointment. The romantic-comedy version of "I love you" was never sustainable; what replaces it is either deeper attention or numb coexistence. The first is hard work that often works. The second is the default if nobody intervenes.

people also ask

Is feeling nothing worse than fighting?
Often yes. Fighting means you still care what they think. Numbness means you stopped.
Can you fall back in love with your husband?
Yes, but not by trying to feel it. You build the conditions and the feeling follows — date nights without phones, real conversations, novelty.
Is it normal to love your husband but not be in love?
Common, yes. Whether it's livable is a separate question, and only you get to answer it.

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