A long, exasperated pause before an answer that should be easy to give. Closing the bathroom door when you had always kept it open. Bringing home one coffee instead of two. Not asking what the other is going to order in a restaurant. Rolling over to face the window when you hear the other person begin to wake up. Walking just that much farther ahead. These slips in behavior are deliberate and noticeable. They eat away at what once was. This turn plays out slowly, and it almost doesn’t seem to mean anything at all;
