Is it fair to carry all our burden by our partner/significant other/husband or wife. Did it hurt romance or intimacy in your relationship?

Making that one person our Best Friend, and to unload everything on him or her to carry on their shoulder, can often kill the romance/intimacy?

In olden days, men and women socialized in segrgated settings, where we each had mini trusted friends to help deal with our challanges.

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Infamous607 · 51-55, M

Depends on the relationship and how close they are.
I think that instead of killing intimacy it makes it deeper. To have someone with whom I feel completely comfortable and free and trust thAt no matter what this person has my back. No matter how heavy the load gets.
Getting to know her vulnerabilities and struggles would only make me want to take care of her even more.
I don't need a club for men to deal with my challenges. I would have her, And she would have me.
That's what I think.