His Ambition or Their Happiness?
Iris may have felt isolated without her husband by her side, but Thomas was beginning to feel burnt out. After working hard every day for many years, he needed to find time for himself and discover new things that made him happy. More often than not, these things didn’t include his wife, which only made her feel more alone and thus started the grueling emotional cycle all over again. When Thomas was done with work he desperately needed some alone time to gather his thoughts, but Iris couldn’t stand to feel isolated when her husband was finally in the same room as her. It really seemed like this relationship was headed towards an end.