Every lover could be brought to trial as the murderer of his own love. When something hurts you, saddens you, I rush to avoid it, to alter it, to feel as you do, but you turn away with a gesture of impatience and say: "I don't understand

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"Every lover could be brought to trial as the murderer of his own love. When something hurts you, saddens you, I rush to avoid it, to alter it, to feel as you do, but you turn away with a gesture of impatience and say: "I don't understand" is a common phrase. I have heard many people say this about their significant other. It often comes out because people are tired of being misunderstood or taken for granted. They want to know that their partner understands them or at least tries to.

Source: The Fourchambered Heart: V3 In Nins Continuous Novel

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