Hi there.

My partner is currently finishing his PhD. We're together for more than 8 years now and living together for more than 4 years.
He is in the last months of his PhD (not to say the last weeks...). And to be honest, I don't have a PhD myself, only a master degree, but we have plenty of PhD/Post PhD friends who advised us on this harsh period.
We were "prepared", or at least I though we were.

Long story short, we went through a really difficult time this year, not even due to his thesis, "only" due to difficult events in our personal life.
Anyway, I'm trying to support him the best I can but I'm starting to feel so SO useless. I'm trying to focus on the small details like making sure he eats : I prepare his breakfast every morning before going to work, advise him on what to eat at lunch so he doesn't have to overthink it and try to cook dishes he really enjoys.
I'm also trying to make sure he doesn't feel the pressure coming from the invoices or housing tasks (I take care of laundry, ironing, vacuuming and so on). On a different level, I'm also trying to keep him away from all the pressure I can have from my own job. I'm trying to suggest him some fun activities and social life but not too much because I don't want to distract him too much either.

Now I need inspiration.. May I ask you guys to give tips and advices on what would matter for you being in that situation... or what helped you in the past whenever you were writing your thesis.

Many many many thanks for your help... I really want to be a better support for him.