6 a.m. Conversations

Let’s be honest there are mornings when “good morning” feels like too much conversation. Have you ever sat across from the one you love, staring into space, and wonder if they’re mad, deep in thought, or just deciding what to eat next? That silence can feel loud enough to make you start a fake argument just to break it.

But here’s a truth you won’t hear in premarital counseling: silence in a relationship doesn’t always mean something’s wrong. Sometimes it just means two people are tired, grown, and out of small talk. And that’s okay. You don’t need a daily TED Talk to prove your love.

People love to romanticize constant communication — “we talk about everything.” That sounds great on Instagram, but in real life? Try talking about everything after 15 years and three loads of laundry. The mystery fades when you’ve already heard every childhood story, know every facial expression, and can tell what kind of mood it is just by the way they shut the fridge.

Still, here’s where a lot of couples get it twisted, they mistake silence for distance. They panic when things get quiet, as if peace is a bad thing. Maybe love doesn’t always sound like laughter and conversation. Maybe sometimes it sounds like two people breathing in the same room, doing their own thing, but still showing up.

And sometimes silence is… strategic. Because when tension’s in the air, words can become weapons. You ever been mid-argument and thought, “I should stop talking now” but then kept talking anyway? Yeah, me too. That moment right there is where silence could’ve saved the day or at least the couch you ended up sleeping on.

Here’s the funny thing about love as you get older: you start realizing that “comfortable quiet” is a luxury. When you can sit next to someone and not say a word…not out of anger but out of peace, that’s growth. That’s trust. That’s not needing to perform love because you’re living it.

So maybe the next time things get quiet, don’t rush to fill it. Don’t ask, “What’s wrong?” like a detective at a crime scene. Just sit in it. Enjoy it. Let the silence speak for you.

6 a.m. Thought: When was the last time you sat together in peace and called it progress?

Loving by HIS Word–“Be still, and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10) Stillness isn’t the absence of connection, it’s the presence of maturity.

6 a.m. Quote–“If love can survive the silence, it can handle the noise.”

Marlon Dean–6 a.m. Conversations “Where love meets faith, one morning at time”