Living with Bob and "Al"

Sheri was reminiscing about a time many, many years ago, when she tried so hard to get Bob to express  his love for her. She would say "Bob why won't you talk to me? Say something.. anything." But nothing, the more she asked the more distant and nervous Bob would get. She even tried just being direct "Bob, I need you to hug me every day, tell me you love me once a week or once a month." Nothing. It was crushingly hurtful. The distance between them grew to the point that Dr Phil could not have touched this pain, and as it turned out he could not have helped it either.