Hamburg, I was wondering about something, since you are a doctor.

Why isn't MLC written about in the world of psychiatry? It seems very clear that this is "a thing." All our spouses appear to be following a script -- granted, with some improvisations on that script. They all have the same thing happening at around the same time of life in the same way, they say the same things, do the same things, and most have a trajectory that is predictable. The time table varies, but it's still pretty consistent as far as what happens during that time table.

I asked a therapist about this once and she seemed to think I was being silly.

Surely many many MLCers and LBS's alike are consulting people in the medical world, surely mental health professionals are seeing the patterns.

A friend told me that my H had "involutionary psychosis." I looked that up and it seemed pretty close, actually. But was not written about in the clear way we all now know MLC.

Why isn't MLC recognized in the medical world?

Did you believe in it or only after it happened to you? What would you say to colleagues about it now, as a doctor?

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