--Well, scratch the strategy of telling him what an asshole Matt is, then. Not helpful.
"You can feel hurt," slowly, "and you can -- it can be okay to be hurt by him, and you can not hate him."
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--Well, scratch the strategy of telling him what an asshole Matt is, then. Not helpful.
"You can feel hurt," slowly, "and you can -- it can be okay to be hurt by him, and you can not hate him."