Dantes has to learn to live in the present and put the past behind him. The past isn’t just old hurts though; it’s old loves too. Even if they could be together, it would have only harmed both of them.
I appreciated that the narrative acknowledged that in a way that wasn’t cynical. Dantes and Mercedes still love each other, it’s just grown and changed with time as they have.
You said it perfectly.
Dantes has to learn to live in the present and put the past behind him. The past isn’t just old hurts though; it’s old loves too. Even if they could be together, it would have only harmed both of them.
I appreciated that the narrative acknowledged that in a way that wasn’t cynical. Dantes and Mercedes still love each other, it’s just grown and changed with time as they have.