Dedicated to all the souls who feel lonely in their marriages, yet still long to be understood.
They didn’t miss their chance, but spent a lifetime giving meaning to regret.
When the happiness of being in love has been worn away by the daily grind, will you regret getting married in the first place…?
Lin Zhirang thought that as long as he worked hard to earn money and shouldered all the mortgage payments and pressures of daily life, he was doing the most he could for his family.
Zan Yi thought that as long as she quietly raised their child and kept their home in order, she was supporting her husband as best she could.
But marriage isn’t a simple equation of “you earn the money, I stay beautiful.” When a man gets used to replacing communication with silence, and a woman gets used to replacing affection with being sensible, love slowly withers away in this unspoken understanding.
They were like parallel lines, each running along a weary track. Though they lived under the same roof, their hearts were separated by mountains and rivers.
Then one day, as Zan Yi watched Lin Zhirang change their child’s diaper, she suddenly realized that she felt a little like a stranger to the man before her.
This is a dignified parting between two adults.
There are no explosive arguments, only silent tears in the dead of night and awkward silences in the living room.
“We didn’t do anything wrong. We just fell out of love.”
“No, we didn’t fall out of love. We forgot how to love.”
