[ Instinctively, tension rises in her posture when she's touched-- her attention focusing on him sharply, suddenly. She eyes him, hard and calculating for a long moment before responding. ]
Emotional pain is inevitable. That cannot be avoided. Someone will be hurt regardless of what choices are made.
[ A pause. Then perhaps with a tinge of earnestness, something at once both frustrated and honest: ]
I have tried to make it easier. I have tried to be accepting of these circumstances. But these feelings are very difficult. And I cannot force myself to be satisfied.
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Emotional pain is inevitable.
That cannot be avoided.
Someone will be hurt regardless of what choices are made.
[ A pause. Then perhaps with a tinge of earnestness, something at once both frustrated and honest: ]
I have tried to make it easier.
I have tried to be accepting of these circumstances.
But these feelings are very difficult.
And I cannot force myself to be satisfied.