On the reality issue - we all have a map of the world neatly tucked inside our heads. We use that map to interpret the world that is happening around us. Needless to say, our individual maps differ relative to our own experiences. That map, yours or mine, is never the territory it's supposed to represent.
Well, enuf of Psych 101 for today.
I'll give Cooper one thing, he's consistent. Consistent in making bad decisions. Seeking comfort from Kyle the way he did was another bad decision. I just hope Kyle is truthful in seeing it as a "rebound" maneuvre on Cooper's part. I'm not a Kyle fan either, but he has already paid the piper for his mistakes.
Cooper's decision to take Chance back in his life wasn't so bad in my view, it's the way he did it. Both feet and damn the consequences. By closing the door in Chance's face, he broke that habitual response perhaps for the first time in his life. Is this a bay step forward? Hell no, it's only chapter 5!
Superb chapter, Jwolf!!