AVID Intimacy, LLC

Emotional labor in relationships is often unevenly distributed, especially for people socialised into caretaking roles. These patterns can show up across relationship structures, but they are strongly reinforced in cultures that link femininity with emotional responsibility. This isn’t about who is “naturally better” at communication. It’s about how care gets assigned, expected, and maintained. Intimacy often becomes more sustainable when responsibility for connection is shared rather than carried alone.