The Energy Equation — a young couple standing back to back at sunset over a city
A couple sitting in a dim bar booth — he says let's look at people and judge them, she says she doesn't judge people
A couple walking down a rainy street at night — she trails behind in a red dress while he snaps at her to walk faster
A couple sitting apart on a couch at night — she looks away wishing for a romantic evening while he stares at his phone
A couple walking down a cobblestone street at night outside a restaurant — he tells her about a group of girls he met while she wonders why he needs to say it
A couple walking down a sunlit Parisian street — she says she likes to hold hands, he replies he's not much of a hand holder
A couple on a couch at night — he brags about his talent for saying confusing things while she listens with growing doubt
A couple walking down an airplane aisle — she asks for help with her trolley due to an injury while he mutters that it's annoying
A couple wrapped in towels sitting on a wooden bench in a dim sauna — he asks how somebody could not like women while she wonders why he keeps saying it
A two-panel scene in a supermarket — he complains about having to hold her stuff, then a stranger asks how he will treat her in thirty years
A couple standing in a sunlit plaza outside the MuseumsQuartier — he says his ex slept with his best friend less than 24 hours after they broke up and that he doesn't care because he just went with him to Thailand, while she says she's sorry he had to experience this
A couple sitting on a red bench in a Parisian square at night — she points out a cute cafe, he says he wants to spend the day like a teenager
A woman in the shower asking for a fresh towel while her partner hands her a used one through the frosted glass

A small request can reveal a bigger pattern. You ask for a basic necessity. He dismisses the request.

Notice whether this is an isolated moment or a recurring pattern, especially if it's a basic human need.

A two-panel scene — she picks out an expensive pullover thinking it will make her look cute for him, then later he accuses her of using him to buy her a sandwich
A couple sitting close together on a sofa in a candlelit living room — he says he wants to cuddle, she says she doesn't want him to feel used, and he asks how anybody could feel used by her
A couple walking down a cobblestone street at night outside a restaurant — he tells a story about his best friend getting a girl pregnant while she asks whether it was really him
A woman arriving for Easter with a bag of handmade goodies while her partner stands coldly by the window saying there's nothing for her
A man presenting a gift to his friend while his partner watches, illustrating performative kindness and triangulation
A couple in bed at night — he brags about outcompeting his ex in business while she wonders if his story is a veiled threat