What is loneliness in a marriage?

This entry describes loneliness in a marriage as the experience of living beside a spouse and still not being met, in talk, in plans, or at the end of the day. It notes that the household can look intact to other people while one or both spouses feel unpaired inside it.

What this entry does not do

It does not diagnose a marriage as over, and it does not replace the entry on a cold marriage.