Why do men say nothing is wrong when something clearly is?
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The tension in the room is thick enough to touch. His shoulders are tight, his answers are clipped, and he moves through the house with a quiet, heavy energy. You know something has shifted, so you gently ask what happened—only to be met with a flat, convincing monotone: "Nothing. Everything's fine." You are left standing there asking why does he say he is fine when he is not? while his body language screams the exact opposite.
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