Something I’ve been wondering about a lot lately is what Lucas would be like if Suzanne never existed (or he hadn’t known her). I really think that Lucas having had ONE real relationship with someone who actually cared about him is a big part of why the delusion that he’s plenty good for another human being is so engrained in his mind.
Don’t get me wrong, I think he would still be a delusional, entitled sack of shit even without Suzanne, but I think he would be less confident about it. We all know that Lucas conflates minor encounters and dates with women into entire relationships, and I feel like part of why his subconscious mind is able to do so is because he DID have a real relationship once, so it’s easier for him to believe a chick on ecstasy who danced topless in the same room as him at a party is an “ex girlfriend”. It’s for this same reason that he’s been able to convince himself that he’s dated “every age range” besides Gen Z even though he absolutely has not.
Like I said I do NOT think the delusions would cease to exist if he had never had a real relationship, but I do think they would be less strong and ever present. I feel like we would get more of the sobbing in the night videos in that case, because reality would break through in his mind more often than it does currently.
Don’t get me wrong, I think he would still be a delusional, entitled sack of shit even without Suzanne, but I think he would be less confident about it. We all know that Lucas conflates minor encounters and dates with women into entire relationships, and I feel like part of why his subconscious mind is able to do so is because he DID have a real relationship once, so it’s easier for him to believe a chick on ecstasy who danced topless in the same room as him at a party is an “ex girlfriend”. It’s for this same reason that he’s been able to convince himself that he’s dated “every age range” besides Gen Z even though he absolutely has not.
Like I said I do NOT think the delusions would cease to exist if he had never had a real relationship, but I do think they would be less strong and ever present. I feel like we would get more of the sobbing in the night videos in that case, because reality would break through in his mind more often than it does currently.