The Silent Separation
It may be silent, but it is the reason for a loud uproar going on inside the mind. The process is so slow and gradual that one keeps slipping into its claws in the desire to keep the relationship alive. The deep silence kills everything and creates a vacuum where nothing is present, not even the fond memories, as they all were crushed under the failed efforts of resolving issues. The efforts turn into heated arguments every time and evaporate everything that is left there. The void could never be filled. To the worst, it swallows all the other relations that could prove to be a savior if the marriage gets completely ruined. Now, it is beyond the debate of right or wrong. Who cares who is right and who is wrong if the consequences are to be borne by both? What makes it more painful is the transition between the phase when you want to try to make it better to the time when you give up, losing all hope. Once the truth is accepted, it becomes easy to survive as one does not need to fo...