[He can concede that much. She has made her feelings clear, or rather what he believes she thinks her feelings ought to be. If there is truly nothing more to this situation, if he is wrong and has misread things, he can accept that well enough— but he does not believe her to be honest with herself about what she might feel or want, regardless of his involvement.
He shakes his head as she expands on the incident, shaking his head.]
That, however, is not what I meant. I overstepped, and I have no intention of romanticizing such a thing.
[It had brought certain thoughts and feelings to light, enough for him to give them serious consideration, but it was still an error, a disservice to the woman in question.]
Rather I hope you will take some time to consider what you actually want for yourself here— much of what you have 'made clear' has been what you think you should want, or what you seem to think you 'deserve'— or don't, depending. Regardless of my own involvement, I do believe that is worth some self-examination.
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[He can concede that much. She has made her feelings clear, or rather what he believes she thinks her feelings ought to be. If there is truly nothing more to this situation, if he is wrong and has misread things, he can accept that well enough— but he does not believe her to be honest with herself about what she might feel or want, regardless of his involvement.
He shakes his head as she expands on the incident, shaking his head.]
That, however, is not what I meant. I overstepped, and I have no intention of romanticizing such a thing.
[It had brought certain thoughts and feelings to light, enough for him to give them serious consideration, but it was still an error, a disservice to the woman in question.]
Rather I hope you will take some time to consider what you actually want for yourself here— much of what you have 'made clear' has been what you think you should want, or what you seem to think you 'deserve'— or don't, depending. Regardless of my own involvement, I do believe that is worth some self-examination.