A lot of what Natasha was saying rang true. "I agree," she said, "that makes him sound a bit flaky, though, when really he's not. He's very exacting about his and our work, and part of that is us living together, so he doesn't like the idea of having to alter anything. He's brilliant, but also acts like a five-year-old. He didn't like it when I first moved in," she added, "but he eventually got over that, and now he can't deal with me moving out. But he'll get over that too."
The question over Sherlock having other friends or a romantic partner was a sticky one. It was not her place to mention Moriarty to Natasha, which had everything to do with her respecting privacy and boundaries and nothing to do with her high regard for Natasha. "He does have other friends, but his contact with them can be pretty sporadic unless work is involved," she said, dryly. When it came to forging personal connections she understood that Sherlock was an upstanding and honorable person, but he balked at overt and possibly needless gestures of friendship. "And romantically Sherlock doesn't believe in monoamory, let alone monogamy."
She smiled at Natasha. Joan had had her fair share of complicated relationships, and while she didn't know the details of the other woman's relationships she understood how difficult it was to sever ties, especially when everything was in flux. "It can be difficult to make decisions about anything when you can't be sure about the facts," she agreed. "One of my ex-boyfriends, he was an addict, and I was always trying to help him. I think the relationship lasted so long because I couldn't make up my mind whether he would ever stop or not. In the end, though, I made the right decision. For me, anyway. He came to me for help recently and after I did he swore he would check himself into rehab. He never showed up."
She tipped her head to the side, and raised an eyebrow. "It's only a waste of time if you can't do anything about it anyway," she said. "Can you?"
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The question over Sherlock having other friends or a romantic partner was a sticky one. It was not her place to mention Moriarty to Natasha, which had everything to do with her respecting privacy and boundaries and nothing to do with her high regard for Natasha. "He does have other friends, but his contact with them can be pretty sporadic unless work is involved," she said, dryly. When it came to forging personal connections she understood that Sherlock was an upstanding and honorable person, but he balked at overt and possibly needless gestures of friendship. "And romantically Sherlock doesn't believe in monoamory, let alone monogamy."
She smiled at Natasha. Joan had had her fair share of complicated relationships, and while she didn't know the details of the other woman's relationships she understood how difficult it was to sever ties, especially when everything was in flux. "It can be difficult to make decisions about anything when you can't be sure about the facts," she agreed. "One of my ex-boyfriends, he was an addict, and I was always trying to help him. I think the relationship lasted so long because I couldn't make up my mind whether he would ever stop or not. In the end, though, I made the right decision. For me, anyway. He came to me for help recently and after I did he swore he would check himself into rehab. He never showed up."
She tipped her head to the side, and raised an eyebrow. "It's only a waste of time if you can't do anything about it anyway," she said. "Can you?"