Hidden Struggles Beneath the Surface
The couple readily kept their differences hidden from each other. For instance, Iris wanted to have children as soon as possible, but Thomas wanted to wait for a promotion at work before he took on the expenses of having kids. This was a subject that the two agreed upon early in their relationship, but as time passed, their view started to differ. Iris was already becoming impatient with Thomas’s work schedule, but she knew that she’d have to deal with that as long as they were together. And the issue wasn’t big enough for either of them to truly think that they had made a mistake by staying in the relationship. So, the couple took another big step forward.