She thought he wanted a divorce. She felt like he was sending her all the signals that they don’t belong with each other. When they were watching a show about a happy couple and he muttered, “At least they have a happy marriage”. Sometimes he would go to hold he hand or put a hand on his back and he would walk away without a word. He was also very short with her, and less affectionate.

One day she had enough. She rushed up to him and shouted: “Well fine! If your not happy is then we can end it!” The man looked startled, scared. “What do you mean? Your not happy?” He croaked out. “What? I thought you weren’t happy?” She realized she might have made a mistake. “What about the passive aggressive comments about a happy marriage, or the lack of affection and touch?” She began to cry; she had never realized how much it had taken a toll on her.

“I didn’t really want to talk to anyone about this but I don’t want to worry you. My parents want to get a divorce. I was just really mad at them and I think about it way too much. Because I’ve been upset, I haven’t really been in the mood for the affection things and that’s why I’m short. And then the passive aggressive comments explain themselves. I’m so sorry baby, I never realized that this was affecting you”.

The woman stood there in shock. Her crying intensified into a sob. “Oh thank goodness I was so scared that this was the end”. She ran up to him in a big bear hug.

And they stood there. For what felt like forever. Together. And happy.