A relationship, no matter how strong can be rocked by even a simple sometimes irrelevant reason. Even honest answers to a non-suspicious question can wreck havoc to emotions of both people. And honesty is so hard to give. Its like surrendering your body ,mind and soul to your partner. It is a double-bladed sword, it can make you happy or can hurt you like hell.
If you love a person, its like second skin to feel jealous about other people. Former lovers, friends, kins and sometimes you get jealous at non living things like hobbies, things they spend time on and other mundane things. When you love deeply, you do not want to share them. You just want them for yourself. You just want the both of you. You will live in a bubble, a world where both of you matter the most. You focus on your world, you make the bubble strong and protect it by all means.
Sometimes, there is a thin line between jealousy and possession. You possess because you think that it is fair and it is the right thing to do. You exclude other people. If the other person is willing, then you're lucky. Go forth and build that protective bubble.
But when it reaches a point where you both feel the vacuum, when someone got bitten by the jealousy bug and the other does not know what to do -- small fights follow. Its like water is going through small holes in a boat. And then there is that cold silence as if you both don't exist.
So who says sorry first? And say 'lets kiss and make up?' Who usually says, "I can't stand not talking to you for long. I miss you. I can't do this"? Is it the girl or the guy?
The one who loves the most usually ends up breaking the ice.
The one who is more invested in the relationship and will do anything to stop the cold treatment will attempt to go first and surrender. The one who misses the other partner more will say, lets kiss and make up. The one who is more emotionally mature will cut the chase and make up with the other.
Is this fair? Some people say all is fair in love and war. Rather than endure the pain of being away and not talking to each other, the ones who have higher emotional intelligence will raise the white flag of surrender. These people are for keeps. When you find them, keep them and take care of their emotions. Because at the end of the day, they are the romantics, they are the mature ones, they are those no playing around. They are keepers. They are worth dying for. 