Kai has always been the strong one in our relationship. He's the one who holds everything together while I stumble along, trying to keep up. But today, something broke inside him. I found him alone, tears streaming down his face as he tried to hide it from me.
I don't know what caused this sudden outpouring of emotion from Kai. Maybe it was a build-up of all the stress and pressure that comes with being married to someone like me - someone with so many issues and struggles of my own.
I sat beside him, feeling helpless and lost for words. How could I comfort him when I can barely manage my own emotions most days? But despite my doubts, I reached out and held his hand, offering whatever little support I could muster.
He flinched at first but then leaned into my touch, letting himself be vulnerable in a way that felt foreign yet strangely comforting. It was as if we were both breaking down walls that we had built around ourselves over the years.
As he cried silently against my chest, I realized just how much pain he must have been holding inside all this time without ever showing it to me or anyone else. How did I miss this side of him for so long?
In that moment of shared vulnerability and raw emotion, all pretenses fell away between us. There were no more secrets or masks hiding our true selves; just two broken souls seeking solace in each other's arms.
I don't know what tomorrow will bring for us or how we'll navigate through Kai's newfound struggles alongside mine. All I do know is that no matter how tough things get or how far apart we may feel at times - we'll always have each other to lean on.
And maybe...just maybe...that's enough to see us through whatever lies ahead in our journey together as husband and husband.