Status Updates From Arrival

Like i wanna know a reason beyond the superficial reaction of oh what an asshole he plans for divorce after she hits a crisis and i think the author could maybe give that? Even tho prev 2 short stories both had disappointing and then meh endings ngl. (2/2)

Also just to add but carl's last thought was just do interesting to me. About this being an empathy that separated them rather than united them...... did he mean he feels deeply unromantic toward ppl who had gone through concrete suicidal ideation as well? Earlier renee worries abt her attempt becoming a part of ppls judgment of her. I want to know what carl means and why he immediately decides to abort it all. (1/2)

could read more of such consequences for renee as opposed to the story stopping there. (2/2)

At least the stories successively get better for me... i am not a huge fan of true (not ya-esque) academia as a setting after rl exp and a core belief getting violated, while interesting, felt a lot less interesting than the husband coming to decide to leave her... it is morally reprehensible and he admits that yet he is so sure of that decision while/because renee is feeling so lost. It is awful and i wish i (1/2)

I should rewatch Arrival…