I thought we were talking about being in a relationship? [Jay sounds genuinely lost, unsure if he's lost the thread of the conversation.] By definition, being in a relationship isn't 'on your own'. But it, like, can't just be the two of you, because that's codependent... and codependent isn't healthy. It's better for each person to have their own friends. A safety net.

[He ignores the other questions -- how did he manage becoming legally dead? why, by actually dying! -- in favor of trying to figure out if they're even talking about the same things anymore.]