That was the heart of it. He didn’t know because he never asked. He didn’t see because he never looked. Love isn’t just about not cheating, or paying bills on time. It’s about showing up, every day, in small ways.
“I asked you five years ago to go to counseling,” I reminded him. “You said there was nothing wrong. That you were happy. But I wasn’t, and you never bothered to ask why.”
I smiled sadly. “Of course you will—now. Now that I’m leaving. But even now, you’re asking me to find the therapist, make the appointment, carry the weight again. You still expect me to do the emotional heavy lifting.”
His desperation filled the room like fog. “Please, Kelly. Just give me a chance to make you happy.”
I shook my head. “At any time in the last thirty years, I would have given anything to hear those words. But now, I feel…nothing. Just sadness. You didn’t lose me because you did something wrong. You lost me because you did nothing at all.”
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