After observing his wife's terse replies and near-frown, a man feared marital doom only to discover the truth: she was merely employing the classic 'I'm fine' facade. Apparently, her usual loquaciousness was on strike, replaced by the subtle art of passive-aggressive silence.

<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/6a0485e3635e36a0485e3635e4.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>AKRON, OH — Curtis Whitaker noticed some subtle differences in his wife, Janie. Her face seemed on the verge of a frown as she kept glancing at him, and all her verbal interactions were very short and curt when usually Janie was quite loquacious.</p>