Issue settled doesn't mean "perfect sunshiney happiness", necessarily, it means issue settled. Which it clearly isn't, since you're being obstinate about it, Dave. Sweeping an issue under the rug only prolongs your own torture of it being repeatedly brought up, it does not make it fine or settled or solved.

[ okay that was a little more attack-y than she meant to get but she wants the best for dave (and heck, the best for karkat too), and the best is not an unhappy stalemate, no matter what dave claims.

and as a further meddling sidenote, ]

And frankly, we know you can't just "deal" with your "bullshit" feelings-- which aren't bullshit, by the way. Feelings aren't bullshit.