True Love Comes Without Words
TALKING TOO MUCH ABOUT LOVE MAY ULTIMATELY END UP WITH INVITING DISASTER WHEN YOU CAN'T FULFIL YOUR TOO MANY PROMISES In a small town, there lived a man — let’s call him Mark. He’d been married for years to a woman he no longer loved. He and his wife stayed together “for the kids” and… because of the mortgage. They had a big house with a long-term loan — splitting it was almost impossible. And since the place was spacious, they simply lived next to each other. Two adults under one roof. Like neighbors. Mark had gotten married very young. Later he realized that the feelings had faded. His wife — Emily — wasn’t exactly a model. She had gained weight, stopped taking care of herself the way she used to, shuffled around the house in an old robe and worn slippers. She always looked tired… or irritated. Her life was endless work for low pay, grocery bags, laundry, cooking, kids. Even her voice annoyed him — he repeated that to himself often. And Mark? He brought home a paycheck, sighed he...