The third slap in the face also came via email. Llarian and I had a dispute over, basically, netiquette and communication styles, and while I ve mostly tried to be reasonable and sensitive, her last email made it clear that my efforts were pointless. Among the 32 KB of personal criticisms and judgements, she accused me of knowingly and intentionally pressing her to endanger the life of her child so that I could take a photograph. The realization that someone I thought I knew believed that I would do something so heinous came as a sickening shock. If she lived closer I might suggest we have a long talk, or even seek relationship counseling, but she s far away and very busy.
Email just seems to snarl things up further and further.
Misunderstandings about both my intentions and my actions have always dogged me, but this is the worst I ve seen it.