Because that's a stupid conversation to have on the phone. I believed it was something we both deserved to hear and say in person.
[Because in some small ways he's trying to do better by himself, and in the process that sometimes means doing better by others.]
No. She won't trust you like she did. Whatever comes out of it will be more honest. Maybe messier. It usually is when blood is involved.
I'm going to say one more thing, and if you want me to go, I go, and that's it.
[He spreads his hands and drops them by his sides again.]
The fighting's not so bad. It's an outlet. It's not as... It doesn't tear both ways. I wouldn't mind if we still did that. Without the biting. I know what that does to you, and I... It's hard on my control in different ways. Bad ones.
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[Because in some small ways he's trying to do better by himself, and in the process that sometimes means doing better by others.]
No. She won't trust you like she did. Whatever comes out of it will be more honest. Maybe messier. It usually is when blood is involved.
I'm going to say one more thing, and if you want me to go, I go, and that's it.
[He spreads his hands and drops them by his sides again.]
The fighting's not so bad. It's an outlet. It's not as... It doesn't tear both ways. I wouldn't mind if we still did that. Without the biting. I know what that does to you, and I... It's hard on my control in different ways. Bad ones.