Most relationships don’t explode—they erode. It’s not one blow-up. It’s the slow fade. The drift. The daily choices to stop talking, stop listening, stop showing up. The unspoken belief that "we’ll fix it later."

That’s why the healthiest couples (and friendships, and parent/child relationships) don’t just wait until something is broken to get intentional. They check the air in the tires. They show appreciation without being prompted. They talk before the tension builds.

This week, we ask: