Suanne Laqueur
You had me at "rereading."
Erik uses the excuse of the necklace to call her. "Just call her. Because you can't breathe without her." If she answered, it could've gone a bunch of different ways. Let's explore them, shallllll we?
1) Daisy picks up but John is home. Right there. Wrinkling eyebrows and mouthing, "Who is it?" She's torn. Erik in her ear. John in her eyes. I thought about this a good five minutes and honestly I think she would struggle a few light-headed seconds and then hang up on him. Ooh. Harsh. Okay, she doesn't hang up on him (though he deserves it) but says something like, "Oh hey, I'm not sure, this isn't a good time. Let me call you back." And then make up some excuse to John about a co-worker looking for a good massage therapist or something.
2) Daisy answers, John is not home. Think about her and Erik's state of minds. She's been through her therapy and done her hard work. Erik hasn't even started his yet, he's spiraling down.
Daisy is a lot like Alex Penda: she has a moral compass that only points one way. If she were living with John, she would say so. It would break her heart and make her feel like shit, but she would not ruthlessly throw Opie over the side. I think she'd be honest, kind and firm with Erik. Convey her sorrow for hurting him and convey her hurt from his actions. Say she hoped he would keep in touch, she still wanted to know where he was. And Erik, having the same kind of moral compass, wouldn't beg her. He'd let go, then continue his downward spiral as written.
3) Daisy answers and she's single. Well then, it would probably go a lot like it did at the end of TMIL. Except Erik isn't that stable. Isn't as mature and self-aware as he is at the end. I don't doubt that shortly into this reconciliation, Daisy would boot his ass into therapy. Either together with her or alone. Or both. But they'd find their way back to each other and find the way forward. And it would've been a 200-page book instead of a 400-something page book :-)
What do you think?
Erik uses the excuse of the necklace to call her. "Just call her. Because you can't breathe without her." If she answered, it could've gone a bunch of different ways. Let's explore them, shallllll we?
1) Daisy picks up but John is home. Right there. Wrinkling eyebrows and mouthing, "Who is it?" She's torn. Erik in her ear. John in her eyes. I thought about this a good five minutes and honestly I think she would struggle a few light-headed seconds and then hang up on him. Ooh. Harsh. Okay, she doesn't hang up on him (though he deserves it) but says something like, "Oh hey, I'm not sure, this isn't a good time. Let me call you back." And then make up some excuse to John about a co-worker looking for a good massage therapist or something.
2) Daisy answers, John is not home. Think about her and Erik's state of minds. She's been through her therapy and done her hard work. Erik hasn't even started his yet, he's spiraling down.
Daisy is a lot like Alex Penda: she has a moral compass that only points one way. If she were living with John, she would say so. It would break her heart and make her feel like shit, but she would not ruthlessly throw Opie over the side. I think she'd be honest, kind and firm with Erik. Convey her sorrow for hurting him and convey her hurt from his actions. Say she hoped he would keep in touch, she still wanted to know where he was. And Erik, having the same kind of moral compass, wouldn't beg her. He'd let go, then continue his downward spiral as written.
3) Daisy answers and she's single. Well then, it would probably go a lot like it did at the end of TMIL. Except Erik isn't that stable. Isn't as mature and self-aware as he is at the end. I don't doubt that shortly into this reconciliation, Daisy would boot his ass into therapy. Either together with her or alone. Or both. But they'd find their way back to each other and find the way forward. And it would've been a 200-page book instead of a 400-something page book :-)
What do you think?
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NFLS
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Suanne Laqueur:
Hi Suanne, I just finished the third book of Man I Love and I feel sad the series end. I savored each page and reread some pages, aligning Erik's, Daisy's, Will's and David's stories. Love is not the right word to describe of how I feel about these books. Thank you for writing about these epic loves. I have question: did Daisy undergo second IVF? Thank you.
Celeste
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Suanne Laqueur:
I really enjoyed The Main I love! Thanks for a great read. I have to admit, one of my favorite parts was Will. I'm about to read Give Me Your Answer True, but I was wondering, do you think you'll ever write anything with him as the main character? I'd love to know what he was really thinking throughout everything.
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