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He:So, does he know where he’s going?

She:Yes

He:At least somebody does…

She: I was thinking… for me is better I don’t romanticize things as much anymore. I was suffering so much all the time. I still have lots of dreams, but they’re not in regard of my love life. It doesn’t makes me sad, is just the way it is.

He: Is that why you’re in a relationship with somebody that’s never around?

She: Yeah, obviously. I can’t deal with a day to day life of a relationship. We have – you know – this exciting times together, and then he leaves, and I miss him but at least I’m not dying inside. When someone is always around me I’m like suffocating.

He: Wait! You’ve just said you need to love and be loved.

She: Yeah, but when I do it quickly makes me nauseas!! It’s a disaster!! I mean, I’m really happy only when I’m on my own. Even being alone is better than sitting next to a lover and feeling lonely. It’s not so easy for me to be a romantic. You start off in that way, and after being screwed over a few times, you forget about all your delusional ideas and you just stay with what comes into your life. That’s not even true I haven’t been screwed over, I just had too many BLA relationships, they weren’t mean, they cared for me, but there were no real connection or excitement… at least not from my side.

He: God, sorry. Is that really that bad? Is not, right?

She: You know, it’s not even that. I was fine until I read your book.

(…) so I make no effort because I Know since the beginning that it’s not going to work.