The thing is, I think maybe you were right when you asked if we were okay. We, as we are, are fine. We, who we are when we write together are not. I would never say this to you, because I know it would hurt your feelings, but I am coming to really dread writing with you. We're both really strong personalities - I'm not debating that point. But. All of the characters you write also have that same personality. Which would be fine, except for the fact that you seem to want to change every character I write. It feels like you want to play puppet master for both me and the fictional people I create. It feels like you want to control when I write, how I write, what my characters say, how they say it, with whom they say it, who I write with...and it feels like I'm never good enough. I wonder if you realize how it feels when you constantly ask me if I've emailed this person or set up a thread with that person. If I've figured out this plot point yet or why I did something a particular way. If I do something on my own, you get really passive aggressive with me or quiet or you want to know if I did it because I'm mad at you. You want to control who writes in the game and how they write, because if they don't write how and when you want, then they can't be a part of things. You made a comment tonight about one of my characters that not only rubbed me the wrong way, but it also really hurt my feelings. You're used to people doing what you want all the time, and you're used to your characters always being in charge. Things didn't go that way this time, and you decided to end the thread and say it was because my character was a mama's boy. I'm sure that in your head it sounded like a joke. At least that's what I want to believe. What it sounded like was a really immature way to say that things didn't go the way you wanted them to and it's entirely my fault for the way I write. I have to say that I disagree. I think the way I write is more honest, and if I'd been as honest as the character wanted to be, he probably would have said that the little girl wasn't worth the trouble. I was making the effort because the last pair we tried to get together imploded, and no matter how badly you want them to get back together, I have to tell you that it's never going to happen. I'm not going to compromise who I've created just to make you happy. I'm not. And I'm sorry that you don't like that, but it becomes a chore to try to cater to you every time we try to write together. Not too long ago, you got really angry with me when I wanted to watch a movie with my dad instead of write. I think that was a turning point for me, to be honest. I started to look at the way you talked to me differently and I started to not want to write with you as much. So I'll admit, sometimes I stay away to avoid you. It's weak, but it's the easiest way to keep from getting frustrated with you. And I'm scared about what's going to happen to our friendship if I don't take a step back sometimes. I love you, but right now I don't like you very much.