" 'A Man can be happy with any woman, as long as he does not love her' " (Wilde 184).
The rejection of love is the exact reason that Lord Henry cannot find happiness in marriage. Overcoming difficult internal obstacles yield far greater internal rewards, then simple ones. Lord Henry does not acknowledge that the goal of marriage should be love. Instead Lord Henry strives to resist love. The rejection of love is emblematic of the rejection of goals. Lord Henry has no goals so he cannot be disappointed. It is a juvenile psychological coping mechanism, that stems from a low self esteem. The thick shell of Lord Henry's feinged indifferance indicates a fear of being cracked.
"How inquisitive you are, Harry! You always want to know what one has been doing". (Wilde 186).
Dorian has been wary of Lord Henry's ever prying eyes. Dorian has not been talking to Lord Henry as frequentely ever since Dorian has acknowledge Lord Henry's influence. Dorian has effectively disconnected the communication's lines with which they have been speaking. Dorian is been expedentally selective with the information which he shares with Lord Henry. The problem is that Dorian is blaming Lord Henry for the disconnect. This situation shares many parallels with a child who becomes flustered at a parent who beset them with insistent request as to what they will be doing. In the child's eyes, the trust he believes that his parents hold for him would be questioned. In actuallity, the parents have to infer upon the side of their child which the child had not selected to show to them. The flame of Dorian's anger blames the kindling of Lord Henry questioning for the fire, which Dorian himself hadresolved to start.
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