There are needs we don’t voice.
Not because they aren’t important —
but because we don’t want to seem demanding.
So instead of saying, “I need reassurance,”
we say, “It’s fine.”
Instead of saying, “I feel distant,”
we say nothing at all.
Over time, silence becomes distance.
And distance becomes misunderstanding.
What was never said often matters more than what was argued.
We expect people to notice shifts in our tone.
We expect them to read pauses as signals.
But love is not telepathy.
Sometimes the relationship didn’t fail because of conflict.
It failed because of silence