Re: Patrick G/Jack P
You seem like a man with a decent amount of self-esteem. It's difficult to explain. And it's harder without breaking confidences. I can't say why this is a big deal. The relationship isn't, really, although it probably feels like it is. Christ knows it usually does when you're the one on the sharp end.
She's a friend. I went through a particularly bad patch and she wasn't particularly friendly but she wasn't an arsehole about it.