Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of sexual content and cursing.

“Posh people were weird. They lived in huge houses with too many bedrooms and way too many toilets. I mean, the toilets in this house outnumbered the people five to one. […] Because posh people might have liked a vast array of bogs to choose from, but they sure as fudge nuggets didn’t like cleaning them.”

This opening line establishes Lottie’s humorous, sarcastic voice and her perspective on class differences. Her exaggerated and funny (“too many toilets”) description of wealthy homes highlights their extravagance. Through irony, the passage subtly critiques how privileged people enjoy luxury without maintaining it themselves, relating to The Impact of Economic Disparity on Relationships. Additionally, British slang like “posh” and “bogs” reinforces the UK setting.

“That feeling of…connection, even possession, swept through me.

But it was even more than that. It was as if my very soul was looking straight at hers through her eyes and simply saying, ‘Oh, it’s you. There you are.’”

This passage shows Ollie’s deep, almost fated connection to Lottie. The personification of his soul “looking straight at hers” gives their bond a supernatural inevitability, as if they were always meant to find each other. The phrase “Oh, it’s you. There you are” also gives the moment a timeless, inevitable quality, as if they were always meant to find each other. However, the word “possession” introduces a power dynamic, tying romance to class disparity and control.

“I closed my eyes and let one tear fall down my cheek. Just a few moments of self-pity. I’d go back to being a ‘strong, competent, capable caregiver’ after that.”

This section reveals Lottie’s vulnerability beneath her usual strength. The phrase “just a few moments of self-pity” shows her need to suppress emotions, underscoring the pressure she feels as a caregiver. Her internal thought of “strong, competent, capable caregiver” suggests an imposed identity, which reveals