"If… if you're willing to listen to some of my work rants, then I'll be happy to tell you, Chloe," Vernon said. He had a bit of doubt in his heart, though, and he wanted to ask that right now. "But I wonder, is it okay for me to open up to you? Will you… change your opinion on me?"
"Why would I change my opinion on you?"
"I don't know… maybe you'll see me as a weak man," Vernon admitted. "Tell me, Chloe, if looking at my vulnerability will only make you feel weak, then I'd rather never show my weakness no more. I don't want to make you feel like I'm not the right man to lean on."
Vernon felt that he had stripped himself of his man pride. He was a simple man who was weak in front of his beloved woman. This was the true self that he always tried to hide behind his imposing figure and intimidating presence.
Love is supposed to be a two-way road.
It's a give and take, and both the man and woman need to strengthen each other during hard times! ^^