... no, [he agrees after a minute.] It'd be heartless to blame anyone for trying to keep themselves safe.
[Themselves and their loved ones. It's something he understands acutely now. Just because other relationships here are open doesn't make them lesser. It's odd to think about, but letting your partner sleep with others can also be a form of "love" in this place. Sort of like the adage "If you love someone, let them go."
But it's not the decision he and Jun made. And he's done talking about his woes!]
Are you speaking from experience? Pardon me for saying so, but you don't seem like someone who'd have much luck with love. I guess there's a lid for every pot, but you're sort of an odd duck, aren't you?
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[Themselves and their loved ones. It's something he understands acutely now. Just because other relationships here are open doesn't make them lesser. It's odd to think about, but letting your partner sleep with others can also be a form of "love" in this place. Sort of like the adage "If you love someone, let them go."
But it's not the decision he and Jun made. And he's done talking about his woes!]
Are you speaking from experience? Pardon me for saying so, but you don't seem like someone who'd have much luck with love. I guess there's a lid for every pot, but you're sort of an odd duck, aren't you?