[What's he afraid of? Good fucking question. That he's going to lose her, mostly. That he already has and just doesn't know it yet.
It's barely even about the journal and the photo. They were the catalyst for the fight, sure, emotions he can't handle taking control. But things won't automatically get better if he tells his wife about his dead family. They were never really a secret, just something he pushed away and did his best not to think about. All the fight really did was make it clear that they haven't dealt with any of the underlying bullshit that's crippled their marriage. And that isn't nearly so easily dealt with as sharing his family history.]
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It's barely even about the journal and the photo. They were the catalyst for the fight, sure, emotions he can't handle taking control. But things won't automatically get better if he tells his wife about his dead family. They were never really a secret, just something he pushed away and did his best not to think about. All the fight really did was make it clear that they haven't dealt with any of the underlying bullshit that's crippled their marriage. And that isn't nearly so easily dealt with as sharing his family history.]
It's just not that simple.