In this sentence, the correct way to fill in the blanks would be by using "would have." The form "would+have+been" is called a modal verb. Modal verbs express a present feeling or opinion about a past situation. These are often used to talk about regrets or lost opportunities. In this example, the speaker uses it to talk about a situation that was possible at some point but that did not happen.
Ok so stressed can mean a lot of things like stress to explain ones feeling of love or lovers, stress also could mean enemies so I would try one of those two
