When a man plays with pain

Some men only know how to be tender through pain.
Not because they enjoy suffering—it's simply the only language in which they truly feel. They test love's strength—with a look, a pause, a chill. And you either endure it or leave.
But those who stay understand that something deeper is hidden beneath this harshness: fear, the past, guilt.
Playing with pain isn't about sadism. It's an attempt to understand who can withstand the real you.
Women think they want affection. And men want their feelings to survive the storm.
And yes, sometimes pain is a way to prove that love is still alive.