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i've been feeling very frustrated by the discourse surrounding francesca's story line. like, obviously i'm exhausted by the homophobia aspects, but i'm also tired of seeing people say that people reading into the parts of the text that point to her being a lesbian diminishes her relationship with john.

because francesca ADORED that man. i don't think that she's the sort of lesbian who's repulsed by men or the idea of being with them, it's just that just that john's physical form doesn't... do much for her.

he's still her favorite person in the entire world and if i'm right that she's not physically attracted to him or "in love" with him, then i think it's source of shame and self-hatred, part of the reason that she feels like a bad wife.

if francesca IS a lesbian, she cannot "fix" that about herself, no matter how much she would very clearly want to. she would hate that she didn't love her "truest friend" in the way that society said she should have, which might have been the way that HE loved her.

but i think even if john loved her that way and knew those aspects weren't reciprocated, he would understand. he doesn't seem like the kind of man who needed love to be exactly the same on both ends. he might feel guilty that SHE isn't able to have that sort of feelings towards him and therefore doesn't get to explore that part of herself, but he wouldn't hate her for it or feel inadequate. they might never be able to articulate it or work all the way through it, but it would be a stable, healthy and beautiful partnership that would probably be classed as some level of QPR.

with how much of an absolutely frazzled, delighted mess francesca becomes around michaela (more in line with how the other romances come across) vs the calm, quiet and sturdy love between her and john... it's just different. it is NOT worse, but it is different. personally, i think that acknowledging those aspects of the text and engaging with them doesn't lessen any of it.

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