>> Not all of your messages are that friendly. >> And I've never tried to stab a fork in you. >> The problem is that you think I need a hand. >> And you think it's appropriate that that hand be yours. >> But we aren't in a place where the hand I take should be yours. >> Even if I wanted to admit I needed to take one. >> And I take issue with the idea that you approach me from a place. >> Where you think you know me better than I know myself. >> So when you approach me from that angle, I recoil and turn your hand away. >> Because I can't need your hand, and I can't take your hand. >> I don't know how else to explain that to you, but it's not because I've 'demonized' you. >> It's almost the exact opposite, in fact, and there's just too much-- >> This is too complicated for text messages. >> And I'm not sure trying to talk it out again is worth the effort.