Another State . . Cut and dried city . . . Regarding the first option, is it not possible that the intimacy generated is part of a waiting game.
Intimacy is so elusive.
When I often felt I was building a bridge, I was thinking of someone else. A real disservice to the 'other' in the moment. Soemwhat like marking time at another person' s expense. The second option appears to be all too commmon. People talking each other.