Irene. It'll be fine. He isn't going to hurt me. That's why I chose the promise I did.
[She sounds quite calm about it!]
...in any case. It wasn't about his... eating. That's--
[AN EVEN LONGER STORY. She takes a deep breath.]
He isn't going to hurt me. He promised it would never come to that. So I let him join me.
[...]
My relationship with him is very um. [Here it comes.] Complicated! I guess I'm my own best bargaining chip. There are a lot of things he'll do or agree to... to be closer to me. It can be very trying.
But. I do love him. That makes things easier. ...and also more complicated.
no subject
[She sounds quite calm about it!]
...in any case. It wasn't about his... eating. That's--
[AN EVEN LONGER STORY. She takes a deep breath.]
He isn't going to hurt me. He promised it would never come to that. So I let him join me.
[...]
My relationship with him is very um. [Here it comes.] Complicated! I guess I'm my own best bargaining chip. There are a lot of things he'll do or agree to... to be closer to me. It can be very trying.
But. I do love him. That makes things easier. ...and also more complicated.