well... thank you very much. i really appreciate that. i also get why you're bummed out about the multiple routes thing here. i really do. i actually put a lot of thought into this and i've had live feedback from folks since 2017. i also paid a lot of attention to their conversations and what spoke to them as well as really read all of the messages and mail i've gotten over the years to see what had the biggest impact on people. story-wise: i get it-- i'd like more too. especially if alternate "dating" routes would be as heavy as this story is. however, the decision i made was more based on the story's impact on others and i can assure you that i'll always pick that. it's way more meaningful to write something that speaks to people and i don't want to take that away from them during the revamp. seriously appreciate the thoughts and questions and interest in this thing. thanks so much for reading <3