[Claude is a little touched by how much Steven is trusting him with a lot of rather intimate personal details so early on in their friendship. (Claude personally wouldn't have called Steven more than a friendly acquaintance before this conversation, but surely a guy who's this willing to talk about himself and his business to Claude must be wanting to move towards proper friendship.)
It's not misplaced trust, either; Claude is unbelievably curious and nosy, but he's as good at keeping secrets as he is at prying into other people's. And he's too compassionate (and diplomatic) to use someone's personal information against them without some very significant stakes on the line. Barring Steven threatening people's lives or becoming some kind of war criminal, Claude's never going to leverage what Steven's telling him here.]
I'm glad you've got such an understanding boyfriend now. If this Jack was a narcissist like you say, I can understand him not wanting you to look at other guys...so I'm glad this Thace guy sounds more reasonable. Who can keep from looking sometimes, after all? It's how we choose to act that matters, not where we look or what we think.
There's a certain degree to which jealousy and possessiveness can be kind of hot...but it's a pretty fine line to walk. And it only really works with a partner who genuinely respects and trusts you.
But man...I can't imagine someone you were that close to vanishing and coming back younger, and not even remembering you. 'Disconcerting' is a mild word for it.
I wonder. Do you think younger Jack could be steered away from whatever unpleasant path his older self winds up on? Not for anything to do with you - you seem happy enough with Thace, so why try to fix what isn't broken? - but more as a thought exercise. Or simply lingering affection for an old flame in the form of maybe helping him be a better person. Obviously his older self never had his younger self influenced by time spent in this place, so...different experiences now might lead to a different outcome later, right?
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It's not misplaced trust, either; Claude is unbelievably curious and nosy, but he's as good at keeping secrets as he is at prying into other people's. And he's too compassionate (and diplomatic) to use someone's personal information against them without some very significant stakes on the line. Barring Steven threatening people's lives or becoming some kind of war criminal, Claude's never going to leverage what Steven's telling him here.]
I'm glad you've got such an understanding boyfriend now. If this Jack was a narcissist like you say, I can understand him not wanting you to look at other guys...so I'm glad this Thace guy sounds more reasonable. Who can keep from looking sometimes, after all? It's how we choose to act that matters, not where we look or what we think.
There's a certain degree to which jealousy and possessiveness can be kind of hot...but it's a pretty fine line to walk. And it only really works with a partner who genuinely respects and trusts you.
But man...I can't imagine someone you were that close to vanishing and coming back younger, and not even remembering you. 'Disconcerting' is a mild word for it.
I wonder. Do you think younger Jack could be steered away from whatever unpleasant path his older self winds up on? Not for anything to do with you - you seem happy enough with Thace, so why try to fix what isn't broken? - but more as a thought exercise. Or simply lingering affection for an old flame in the form of maybe helping him be a better person. Obviously his older self never had his younger self influenced by time spent in this place, so...different experiences now might lead to a different outcome later, right?