He was frustrated.
I felt unheard.
And the conversation ended with no resolution.
We didn’t really speak for the rest of the day.
In the silence, I filled my mind with a list of reasons why he was wrong and how unreasonable he was being.
He did the same.
Do you know how tense it is to be in the same house with someone all day and barely say five words to each other?
You avoid being in the same room. You avoid making eye contact. You avoid anything that would open the door to a conversation.
It feels pretty awful.