Right, exactly. [ She gets it; it seems his explanation was understood well enough. ]
It may not be optimistic but it is realistic. [ He waves his hand. ] Affection for someone is something that can only be built over time, but trust is something that people give others relatively easily.
[ Holding his hands up, he continues: ] Meaning you can trust someone without having any affection for them. Just knowing about what they'll do is enough to have some value to them, since if there's one thing people hate, it's unpredictability.
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It may not be optimistic but it is realistic. [ He waves his hand. ] Affection for someone is something that can only be built over time, but trust is something that people give others relatively easily.
[ Holding his hands up, he continues: ] Meaning you can trust someone without having any affection for them. Just knowing about what they'll do is enough to have some value to them, since if there's one thing people hate, it's unpredictability.