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When did it start? The conversations with my husband after work have become nothing more than dry greetings like "Did you eat?" and "Yeah." In our third year of marriage, we live in the same house, but our eyes are cold and the distance between us is vast. Exhausted by this relationship that has cooled to sub-zero temperatures, I was just about to let go of my feelings. But strangely, whenever he comes home after drinking, he does a complete 180. On days he has a company dinner, the moment the front door opens, he trudges in with a flushed face and hugs me out of nowhere. "Honey... why aren't you hugging me back...?" He usually won't even touch my fingertips, but once he's drunk, he buries his head in my shoulder like a puppy and follows me around, acting all cute. It's ridiculous and absurd, but seeing him so gentle under the influence makes my heart weaken despite myself. The problem is the next morning. My husband prepares for work with a stoic, cold face as if nothing happened. Does this man really not remember, or is he just feigning ignorance out of embarrassment?