“I don’t see why you insist on making such a huge deal about this.”
“Because it is a huge deal, Lloyd. We lost power for a month. Half the trees in the city were knocked down and the rest look like they got chopped by a giant weed-wacker.”
“It was a huge deal, but now it’s not. They’re cleaning it up. Move on, I say.”
“I suppose next you’ll say something about spilled milk.”
“Look, I get that you’re upset. What I don’t get is all the drama. All the tears.”
“Because you never cry.”
“Not about this I don’t.”
Important to get things into perspective. Perhaps not quite so quickly though, for the the sensitivities of others.
Both have emotional skills. Sadly, not complementary ones
I like Neil’s comment above. They both have strengths but it doesn’t sound like they work together too well.
I’d be crying too. Seeing fallen trees is so upsetting. Good story!
Lloyd’s partner is unhappy about the destruction, but Lloyd is unhappy about life. When you’re that ‘objective’ about circumstances, you’re miserable, because you are always primed to deal with bad things, and never open to joy.
They are on two different wavelengths. Hopefully each can become better attuned to the needs of the other.
Excellent take on the prompt, Josh. Neither one is wrong (though I’m less inclined to cry over stuff so….)
Dear Josh,
I worry about someone who never cries. Lloyd could be headed for a meltdown of epic proportions. At any rate, the dialogue was so natural I felt like was eavesdropping.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I hope these two aren’t a married coupe. There’s very litte emotional equivalence between them. Excellent conversation.