Someone’s crying at the dinner table. Maybe your sister, maybe a friend. Everyone’s scrambling to comfort her. You’re the one who quietly pushes the tissue box closer, refills her water glass, and asks the practical question no one else is thinking: “Did you eat today?” Later, someone tells you that you seemed cold. That you…
You’ve been together three years. He’s reliable, shows up when he says he will, works hard to provide a stable life. But emotionally? It feels like trying to get blood from a stone. You’ve asked him to “open up more.” You’ve tried being vulnerable first, hoping he’d follow your lead. You’ve even suggested couples therapy….