But, there's a difference in their thinking because she can't pretend to understand.]
Boxer, [How can she even word this.] don't feel like you have to, or anything. This is our first date, so ... [Except she realizes how that sounds, so a little backpedaling has to occur.]
It's not that I don't completely and utterly adore you because I do! You're sweet and fun and amazing! [The man's just goddamn perfect. It'd be infuriating if he didn't return her feelings.] But you're dating, so that's a numbers game, right? I don't want you to limit yourself because you think I might run off or something. I won't.
[She's not going to date anyone else just because that's too much fucking work right now - Boxer was all timing and luck, it'd be a shame to pass this up, whatever it becomes. But that's only because of her breakup, he doesn't have that drama, so why just stop with her?]
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But, there's a difference in their thinking because she can't pretend to understand.]
Boxer, [How can she even word this.] don't feel like you have to, or anything. This is our first date, so ... [Except she realizes how that sounds, so a little backpedaling has to occur.]
It's not that I don't completely and utterly adore you because I do! You're sweet and fun and amazing! [The man's just goddamn perfect. It'd be infuriating if he didn't return her feelings.] But you're dating, so that's a numbers game, right? I don't want you to limit yourself because you think I might run off or something. I won't.
[She's not going to date anyone else just because that's too much fucking work right now - Boxer was all timing and luck, it'd be a shame to pass this up, whatever it becomes. But that's only because of her breakup, he doesn't have that drama, so why just stop with her?]