In need of assitance.

[deutschy]

I find myself in need of relationship advice and recommendations for books on the subject of relationship advice. I have plenty at home, including notecards and spreadsheets made from careful study of the subject material, but all of the information gleaned seems to have escaped me. I am also no longer home and cannot reference any of it, so

Comments

[owatta]

I-I'm sorry... b-but I don't t-think y-you n-need advice at all...

[deutschy]

I disagree. Why would you think this?

[owatta]

b-because... i-if you...r-rely on books too much... y-you won't be b-being your true s-self...

I-I'm sorry! I-I'm...not good at explaining things...

[deutschy]

Hm. I have always tried to follow the rules on every occasion, though. You could say that that is my true self.

[owatta]

...W-well.. I-I also heard that love h-has no s-special rules...

[deutschy]

...it doesn't? Then why are there books written about how to woo people, how to find a date, and how to properly propose?

[owatta]

I-I'm sorry... I-I don't know, b-but... I-I do know t-that... i-it's never like in the books.

...It will a-always be different... L-love isn't s-something y-you can write down... I-I think.

[deutschy]

I will consider this thoroughly. You are quite wise for your age, I think.

I am Germany. What is your name, young man?

[owatta]

...n-no! I-I'm n-not, I'm sorry...!! P-pleasedon'tthinkthati'mnothingspecial...

I-I'm...Mihashi... I'm...It's n-nice to meet you...

[deutschy]

There is no need to apologize.

Nice to meet you, too. If I may ask, how is it you know so much as to be able to give me sound advice?

[owatta]

...b-because I-I've been t-through t-the same...? I-I... don't want anyone to go through it.

...I'm sorry.

[deutschy]

I'm sure I have been though it all and more in my time. I am a bit older than I look.

[owatta]

A-all countries are... Y-you're a country, right...?

...b-being in lov-love is hard...

[deutschy]

I am, yes.

Ah... loving itself is too easy. Knowing what to do with how you feel is the hard part.

[owatta]

...i-if you love someone... You should tell them.

[deutschy]

What if you are still confused as to how far those feelings go?