Many couples prepare carefully for the financial side of retirement. They talk about savings, budgets, timing, travel, and where they might live.

But far fewer couples talk about what daily life will actually look like once one or both partners are home more often.

This is not a conversation only for couples in trouble. Even strong, loving, committed partnerships can feel the strain of sudden togetherness, especially when each person has unspoken assumptions about how retirement “should” look.

For more conversations about the life side of retirement, visit Shaping Your Retirement.

And remember: This is not your grandparents’ retirement.

The episode invites couples to talk honestly and proactively about where their visions overlap, and where they may need separate lanes.