She tells him about her emptiness and swears it had nothing to do with him. She says that she’s not happy, but she’d rather be unhappy with him than with anyone else. She’s being honest when she says it. Deep down, it isn’t the truth. But, deep down hasn’t yet been tested. So, the truth is the truth for now.
He feels her lie. He is uncomfortable with how angry his is about it. But, he doesn’t want to shake anything up. This isn’t the truth and he knows it. He wants to fight with her. He wants to say clear, incisive phrases with the hope that she’ll want him more for attacking her words. It’s fear that prevents the attack. He’s not much of a gambler and even less a debater. He won’t put stock in himself on his ability to successfully call her bluff.
