The fact was, it was safer to stay uninvolved. He was perfectly fine with emotions, so long as they belonged to other people. Oh, he tried relationships after Peg's death, for a while he really tried, but he couldn't bear to get closed ... [it was easier] to disconnect from that part of life and turn his back on love altogether. Easier to find what he needed in music. Rachel Joyce
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The fact was, it was safer to stay uninvolved. It was safer to stay uninvolved because it meant that he didn't have to feel. The fact was, getting involved in relationships made him feel. And he couldn't stand feeling all the time.

He didn't want to feel sad or angry or jealous or any of the other ways he could feel. It was better to drop everything and run away so that he didn't have to face the ugliness of his heart.

Source: The Music Shop

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