I doubt that outlining my reasoning down to every last detail would help. If anyone tries to suggest that there is nothing different about romantic love, even to the most frigid or determined of people, then the simple fact is that they haven't experienced enough to know. Still retain a certain idealism that won't work in Gotham. Some places rely on that view of perfection in the distance, of being able to separate work from play and dive full into both. But Gotham only survives by its last thread because people brace themselves for the worst.
Every time I've tried to hope for something easier, where I can let myself relax, it never comes.
Staring at her for a second longer, I press on. "I've made my stance clear. You may think that your priorities aren't compromised, or that if they are, that it's in the same fashion as they would be for any partner or member of the family. But there is a reason why we don't classify them in the same manner, and there are expectations that will color everything you do with this person. Of course, at the end, the choice lies with either of you."
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Date: 2012-01-12 05:51 pm (UTC)I doubt that outlining my reasoning down to every last detail would help. If anyone tries to suggest that there is nothing different about romantic love, even to the most frigid or determined of people, then the simple fact is that they haven't experienced enough to know. Still retain a certain idealism that won't work in Gotham. Some places rely on that view of perfection in the distance, of being able to separate work from play and dive full into both. But Gotham only survives by its last thread because people brace themselves for the worst.
Every time I've tried to hope for something easier, where I can let myself relax, it never comes.
Staring at her for a second longer, I press on. "I've made my stance clear. You may think that your priorities aren't compromised, or that if they are, that it's in the same fashion as they would be for any partner or member of the family. But there is a reason why we don't classify them in the same manner, and there are expectations that will color everything you do with this person. Of course, at the end, the choice lies with either of you."