Consider the case of Tom and Linda, married 24 years. Tom told me, “After our son left, Linda started going to bed at 8 PM. I’d stay in the garage. We weren’t fighting. We were just… quiet. I realized I didn’t know how to flirt with my own wife anymore. I was shy around her.”
However, to provide you with a high-quality essay immediately, I will assume you intended one of the following two most likely interpretations: