Post by mac on Dec 25, 2016 5:08:38 GMT
”Yes, I know, it’s ironic. His sister was actually quite nice. I don’t talk to her anymore – but I hope she’s doing well.” Candice said. She looked at Carla as she talked about getting invested in other people. ”Yes, I do – that’s why I like to roleplay online. It’s really fun – I take my notes from my daily life and I go online and create characters or situations based off of them with other writers. It’s something I think you’d enjoy if you ever wanted to give it a try. It could really put your notes to use – of course, I’m sure you get plenty of use out of them as is now.” Candice said.
She remained oblivious to Carla’s interpretation of Erin’s hum and pointedly ignored the noise from her roommate. She nodded at the long distance comment.
”I believe it didn’t work for Alex because of who he is. I think long distance can work – for the right people. It’s a matter of whether you need physical relationships or emotional ones. I say this, because I have several meaningful online friendships. And I was happy in my long distance relationship – until I saw his phone anyway. I never really saw why he needed to cheat on me. If he wasn’t going to be satisfied with a relationship without sex for a few months, he could have just ended – “ She realized she was speaking about things she probably shouldn’t, and cleared her throat. ”Ah. Sorry – I just try to understand him and I understand less day by day.” She said.
She nodded when she said sometimes opposites didn’t attract and that similarities could be boring. ”You’re very good at understanding relationships. That’s good – so many people will just label a relationship as a failure or a doomed one without pausing to think about the people. It depends on who’s involved, what they both want out of the relationship, on whether or not it will work.” When Carla said the next relationship would be better, Candice smiled. It was a natural smile, one she didn’t’ actually force or wipe from her face immediately after it came. ”Cheesy or not, I thought it made sense. I’m certain I’ll find someone someday but, at the moment, I’m prioritizing my future and job. If a relationship happens, it will, but I’m not rushing. I value commitment, intelligence, and loyalty – things that are very sparse at this school.” She couldn’t resist sounding a bit bitter. ”It’s nice to find someone who understands all of this – Erin over there is just telling me to get a dating app when the majority of people on it are looking for hookups, not serious relationships.”