When Your Spouse Is a First Responder and You Can't Stop Worrying

You hear the garage door open. Relief. They're home. Maybe you don't even realize you've been carrying tension in your body until you hear that sound. If you're married to a first responder, there are parts of your relationship that people outside this world may never fully understand. The missed holidays. The late calls. The changed plans. The stories they can't—or won't—tell you. The moments when you know something happened at work because they're quieter than usual, but you also know not to push. And then there's the worry.