[Ah. The hostility and defensiveness fall into place, in that they're misplaced to a profound degree. Not that Palamedes believes this excuses anything, but there's something to be said for context.
A retraction is a retraction is a pin stuck in it, for another time. 'Solve' and 'fix' lean too close to 'redemption,' and redemption is a story; redemption isn't real.
That's for later. That's a mess. Heartbreak, he can handle. He knows that one.]
I'm sorry to hear that. Heartbreak is heartbreak, regardless.
But you don't need me to tell you to give her time. She might not come back; you'll have to deal with that as it happens. Either way, the way you feel now won't be you forever.
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A retraction is a retraction is a pin stuck in it, for another time. 'Solve' and 'fix' lean too close to 'redemption,' and redemption is a story; redemption isn't real.
That's for later. That's a mess. Heartbreak, he can handle. He knows that one.]
I'm sorry to hear that. Heartbreak is heartbreak, regardless.
But you don't need me to tell you to give her time. She might not come back; you'll have to deal with that as it happens. Either way, the way you feel now won't be you forever.