Keep going like normal. Maybe what he said about amplifying what's already there was the truth- maybe it wasn't. We still need to treat this like we were before. Deal with our problems like- like adults.
[There's some strain in her voice. Or, okay, a lot. She's sick and tired of having to be the adult in a relationship with someone 20 years her senior. She doesn't know everything and she wishes people wouldn't expect her to.
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What do we do now?
[You're the one that's good with feelings and relationships, Mary. He has no clue where to go from here.]
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[There's some strain in her voice. Or, okay, a lot. She's sick and tired of having to be the adult in a relationship with someone 20 years her senior. She doesn't know everything and she wishes people wouldn't expect her to.