He’s not much of a talker! Seems he’s not happy with his life. Maybe he just wants her to get a job! Okay I’m reading too much into this now….

nice job forming a sketch of the characters in the readers mind. really good job with portraying feelings here; i could almost feel their tension.
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I liked how you compared the way she cares for him with the way he (seemingly) does not care for her.