That didn't make any bloody sense! He shook his head at everything she was saying. "Because it's life, Les. It isn't easy. There will always be challenges every relationship has to face, and if you really think it should just be easy all the time, then you're doomed for a lifetime of chasing happiness and never finding it."
If she really believed that, then there really wasn't any point in trying, was there? She'd decided not to be happy with him, and that wasn't something he could combat. His heart was breaking, but he turned toward the oven, flicking the temperature off, not wanting to look at her in that moment.