the reason i won't be a functioning member of society
the answer to the question you don't ask: "yes, I realize all the time that you aren't interested, and no, I don't know why I'm still talking."
the answer to a question you'll probably never ask: "no."
the answer to the question I'm asking myself: "absolutely not"
the answer to your final question: "because I just wrote a comprehensive post about why I'm upset and it got deleted."
the answer to my final question: "the gulf is as real as anything else is real."