conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "But are you content to let them spoil you so? Don’t you want to make them happy?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Well…" Rae wasn’t thinking about what marriage truly entailed, in the broad sense. She wasn’t the only one being affected here. By rejecting a proposal from a prince, she might as well be saying she did not wish for her parents’ happiness. "But, Miss Claire…I only want to marry you." I could tell she was being genuine.
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  Part of me reeled at her declaration, but I fought to keep my calm. "Rae, listen carefully." I made my tone firm to drive my point home. "I understand you are in love with me. I think it wonderful, even. But marriage is about more than just love."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "It’s not."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "It is. Love may be indulged to a certain degree, but individual desires are irrelevant to marriage."
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Miss Claire…"
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "You must accept Rod’s proposal. Being married would not obligate you to break ties with me. On the contrary, if you were to become royalty, our relationship might even—"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Miss Claire!" Rae raised her voice, making me stop short. This might have been the first time she’d ever interrupted me in such a way. "To me, marriage is just as—no, even more—intimate than love."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Rae…"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "No matter what you say, I have no intention of marrying anyone other than you." As she said those words, looking directly into my eyes, I allowed myself to imagine what life with her would be like for a moment. The two of us would live on our own. Occasionally Catherine, Misha, and Lene would pay us a visit. We’d go shopping with Pepi and Loretta, and Lilly would show up every so often to poke her nose in our affairs. I would reluctantly tolerate her, even allow her to be Rae’s lover on the side, and…wait, no. What was I thinking? Did I really think things could turn out that conveniently? I couldn’t avert my gaze from reality. My values and Rae’s differed greatly. Marriage had proved to be a more personal matter for commoners than I expected—I would concede that much. But I was sure, given enough time and the proper scrutiny, that she would eventually come to see my perspective was correct. "Rae, think about it carefully. We’re both women. We can never marry one another."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "Then I will never marry. Simple as that."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Even if I marry someone else?"
conversations.prefix: Claire:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "…Even if you marry someone else." I was a lady of House François. No matter how I felt about Rae, I would one day enter into a political marriage with another high-ranking noble. I didn’t think that strange or unreasonable—it was simply what marriage existed to do. Rae said she was fine with that, and yet she had no interest in marrying royalty. "I thought I was finally starting to understand you."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value:  "Thank you very much."
conversations.prefix: Rae:
conversations.from: human
conversations.value:  "But now, I realize how much I truly don’t." I saw her flinch in pain at my words.
conversations.prefix: Claire: