I'm trying not to write a sexual title and failing

I guess she's trying to say that he was embarrassed to say the words, but I can't help but misconsture this quote on Japanese men opening their hearts for fear of being divorced:

Hisano Itahashi said that she is heartened that her husband is trying to make amends for the decades he ignored her. Still, she said, the war in her household is not over and her husband has lots of work to do.

"There was only one time he said he loved me," she said. "And that time, he was standing behind me."

I'm listening to:
Andrew Bird- Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs