Between managing medications, coordinating appointments, and navigating the emotional weight of watching someone you love decline, caregiving can consume your entire identity. 

Where would you find the time or energy to nurture a romantic relationship?

Yet caregivers are human beings with the same needs for connection, romance, and companionship as everyone else. Maintaining a personal life while caregiving isn’t impossible – but it does require strategy, boundaries, and the willingness to ask for help.