Does your marriage ever feel more like a business partnership than a friendship? In Episode 16 of The Vibrant Marriage Podcast, licensed therapist and relationship coach Rachel Engels unpacks why the slow drift toward the "roommate dynamic" is so common — and what you can do about it without it feeling like a massive overhaul.

Rachel explores four reasons couples lose closeness over time, including the neuroscience of dopamine and oxytocin, the survival-mode trap, the often-unequal burden of relationship maintenance, and the fear of vulnerability. Then she offers four practical, low-stakes ways to start rebuilding friendship and fun in your marriage this week.