He shadows his pain

He was laying in the bed with his wife one evening.. Pale moon and the subtle sound of traffic moving by...,No tv, no music, just the sound of outside the window..she's laying across his chest and looks up at him and kisses him under his neck and says to him"babe you seemed sad today are you ok?? He replies "yea I'm cool" Frustrated, she takes a deep breath and says "your always cool, it's ok to be a lil weak sometimes, why don't you ever confide in me? He kissed her on her head and says to her hesitantly..."I grew up under different circumstances .. Being the only male in the family and the youngest I was never accustomed to openly expressing pain . Theres always so much pain in women that's raising u alone that if u can keep certain things to yaself maybe that would make her day easier .. Cuz knowing if u spoke about ur own issues she'll take on the stress of ur life as if it were her own, doubling her sorrows ...So I just stayed quiet.. It's crazy because now in retrospect,when I look back, it's as if They never really knew me at all ...They may have been living with a stranger never knowing of my dark days ...  So I don't come to you about my pains becuz I'm too busy resolving them own my own wile helping everyone I can ..to me that's how I define strength" @chrisdread