I feel invisible in my marriage—my husband shows no interest in me, and it’s breaking my heart. I don’t know where to go from here.

It didn’t happen all at once. It was gradual, like the fading of a once-bright flame. At first, I barely noticed—he was busy, tired, preoccupied. But now, I can’t ignore it. The distance between us has grown into something unbearable. He doesn’t look at me the way he used to. He doesn’t touch me, doesn’t ask about my day, doesn’t even seem to notice when I try to get close to him. I could wear the most beautiful dress, do my hair the way he used to love, and he wouldn’t even glance in my direction.

I feel like a ghost in my own home. We live under the same roof, sleep in the same bed, but it’s as if we exist in different worlds. The silence between us is the loudest thing I hear. When I reach for him, he pulls away. When I try to talk, he gives me short, dismissive answers.

I don’t know what changed. Did I? Did he? Is there something I did wrong, or has he simply stopped loving me? The thought of asking terrifies me because I’m not sure I’m ready for the answer.

I just want to be seen again, to be held, to feel like I matter to him. But if that’s not possible… where do I go from here?