EMPATHY – How I would feel

At the point where Sheila finds out that Gerald knew Eva Smith / Daisy Renton, I can totally understand that she wants to know how he got to know her and what exactly happened between them. If I found out that my girlfriend was meeting another guy while telling me that she is “too busy to meet me”, I wouldn’t react otherwise.

On the other side, I can also understand that Gerald doesn’t want to tell the story in front of Sheila, because he probably knows that she will be disappointed, no matter what he says. But I think it’s a bit rude to tell someone to go to another room while he or she is at his or her own house.

I personally can’t really relate to this situation because I never was in a situation like this one, but I think that both, Gerald and Sheila, acted quite naturally.

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