OK YES the suicide note, I remember some of my vague feelings about the ending now haha. I definitely felt that pessimism of Laurie's hand being forced, it's almost not a choice - and it's in it's the way it's written too, she closes the book so sharply that I only really got closure after sitting with the ending for a while (was that your intention all along Mary).
But at the end of it all, I was quite optimistic about it! Andrew is not ready and might never be ready and maybe Laurie might like him a bit better as an idea than a person. Whereas Ralph is, as you say, right there. Their relationship might be more prosaic and it's not a perfect meeting of minds but I really like the idea of them trying to make it work.
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But at the end of it all, I was quite optimistic about it! Andrew is not ready and might never be ready and maybe Laurie might like him a bit better as an idea than a person. Whereas Ralph is, as you say, right there. Their relationship might be more prosaic and it's not a perfect meeting of minds but I really like the idea of them trying to make it work.
In conclusion, Alec Get A Better BoyFriend 2020.