>>12136547Devastating is a problematic word, friend. Usually we try to reserve that for something like a terminal diagnosis or a job termination on flimsy pretexts when you have bills and dependants. Let's say you have a girlfriend, and Feb. 14 dawns, and she has a sinus cold and a yeast infection and extreme flatulence and she wants to stay in bed by herself and watch Call The Midwife and grump quietly. She's your girlfriend, but this reality has completely shattered the narrative you've built up around the day. We all entertain televisual fantasies, and in small doses it's not such a big deal, but being devastated by the lack of the televisual experience of a real person predisposes you to future relationship dilemmas.
