1. You think connection fails when the love itself fades, but it fails when bids go unanswered. Every raised eyebrow, half-smile, or quick story is a small question: “Do you see me?” Miss three in a row and your partner stops asking. That silence is the real distance. 2. The math is brutal: thriving pairs respond about 86% of the time, struggling ones only 33%. Each ignored glance becomes emotional debt, hard to repay. You don’t lose warmth overnight, you lose it in micro-moments that feel too s