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The core of the problem lies in the decision to cease communication entirely. While the wife insists that nothing happened, the husband perceives her actions as deliberate. The absence of communication, especially in a committed relationship, often carries a heavy weight of implications. There’s an inherent anxiety when one partner goes dark, which inevitably leads the other to perceive the worst. If the wife wanted to reassure her husband, alternatives existed for reaching out to him, underscoring the potential of her actions being deliberate.