Terry wrote
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I'm sure it's because I'm dense, but I don't understand why Lois would refuse his proposal like that.
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I think it is
Because she has a really bad relationship history, because she thinks his love is just a byproduct of his confusion, because the "Her" that he knows is this nicer "I'm going to die so I should be treating people better" version and she can't believe he loves the "real" her....
And so on and so forth....
