watching laura say `` yes '' to something that would threaten an awful lot of people in a similar situation or in dissimilar situations , whether it was a monogamous male and female relationship , or a non-monogamous male/male relationship , or insert-the-pairing-or-the-multiple-relationship-of-your-choice , the unfettered desire to be respectful , to be loving and to apply compassion in all interactions was what she admired most about dylan and mike and laura .