"No." And like that, he was all business. "I'm not 'clingy.' I'm also not sure how you got that impression given that I was ready to accept that this isn't going to work out if you're not willing to adhere to...<em>That.</em>I'm not interested in anything too excessively committed, if that's what you're asking -- but I do demand exclusivity of my relationships. I just thought you should know what a relationship with me would entail."<br/><br/>She didn't seem to be getting the picture, but some people needed to be shown it instead. They still didn't really know if they were compatible sexually, but was that really so different than normal coupling? It's just that most people found out there were inconsistencies in the non-sexual relationship first, "I'm not sure if you really get what I'm into, it's not just kinky sex. But it's also not something that's easy to explain. Questions would help." The distance between them opened up again and he waited to hear what she had to say.