Mmmmmmm... So I liked it, but something is definitely missing. It may not have been the author’s intention, and I can tell it wasn’t, but it in the end it still feels like he mostly liked her just because a) she reminds him of his dead wife and b) she is okay with him still having his dead wife in his heart. Which IS fine, but I’m still not convinced that he loves her for being her, even if I know that’s supposed to be the case.
Mmmmmmm... So I liked it, but something is definitely missing. It may not have been the author’s intention, and I can tell it wasn’t, but it in the end it still feels like he mostly liked her just because a) she reminds him of his dead wife and b) she is okay with him still having his dead wife in his heart. Which IS fine, but I’m still not convinced that he loves her for being her, even if I know that’s supposed to be the case.