Anthony says this.

"As our relationship began one night she sat down across from me, pulled me in close and told me to promise that I would mentally abuse her. She said 'promise me'. She wanted this relationship to be exactly like the last four she had--that she could remember, before things went inevitable wrong. She wanted me to say things that I didn't mean if I had to--anything to keep it going because she was attracted to me."

"Who says some shit like that?"

"She does."

"I don't believe you."

"It's true, though. She wanted the relationship to be full of familiarity. She had grown use to this type of complacency in her past and found it like a soft pillow or Quaalude's. She didn't want any of reality's light to get in. None."

"Are you serious?"

"I am."

"Who says this?"

"This woman."

"So what's goin' on?"

"We started off on a good note. I would sleep with other women and not let on, but I would go over her house and tell her what a terrible cook she was. The eggs tasted like shit and so on... we would later have arguments and I could sense light in her eyes with them, I can sense her excitement. I would go on to tell her that she didn't have the brain capacity of her sister, and even her legs were 8 times sexier."

"You are pulling an anchor chain here. By I'm curious, how is the rest of the evening spent?"

"With her crying and me pretending to care. That--it turns out is her favorite insult. Takes her back to high school."

"Has this started to sound stupid as hell to you?"

"Not yet, but it did twist into something. It was something about my approach, maybe I didn't quite get into it, maybe I revealed something beautiful next to the disdain. It was as if she could feel a calmer stream beneath my vulgarity."

"What?"

"Eventually there was something about us both knowing that it was a game that propelled us along. But now it's like we're acting or even dreaming, and we began experiencing something a little surreal, even beautiful. I can't explain.You have to remember this is the first time she asked for this upfront."

"And someone as unintelligent as you was willing to try."

"I just thought it was different. I wanted to see where it would go."

"You're insane."

"Yeah."

"Where is it now?"

"I'm not sure at this point, we're running out of ugliness, pretty soon only beauty will be remaining."