Me Tarzan, Me Silent: When Words Dry Up
(Tarzan & Jane Story Series: Part 5 of 6)
Me Tarzan, Me Silent: When Words Dry Up
In the beginning, conversation flowed. Jane and Tarzan could talk for hours—dreams, plans, silly inside jokes. But decades later, the words weren’t flowing.
Tarzan was quiet by nature, but lately, Jane felt like silence had taken over. She’d ask about his day and get one-word replies. She’d share her heart and get a nod. She longed for his thoughts, his feelings, his inner world. Instead, she felt like she was talking into an empty room.
“Me Tarzan, Me Silent” might sound funny, but for Jane, it wasn’t. Silence wasn’t neutral. It was loud. It whispered: I’m not interested. I don’t care. You’re not worth the words.
Of course, Tarzan didn’t mean it that way. He loved Jane. He simply didn’t realize how much his silence cost her. How much it eroded her heart.
This is the trap many marriages fall into. Life gets busy. Words get fewer. Conversations shrink to logistics: schedules, bills, what’s for dinner. And intimacy suffers.
But communication is the oxygen of marriage. Without it, the relationship suffocates.
The solution isn’t complicated, but it is intentional:
Put away distractions and make space for real conversation.
Ask open-ended questions, not just “yes/no” ones.
Share feelings, not just facts. Be willing to be vulnerable.
Because marriages don’t die from over-talking. They die when one—or both—stop talking at all.
And in Jane’s heart, the longing remained: Talk to me. Not just at me. Not just about me. With me.
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