The chapter opens with a discussion of ambiguous close relationships, which can make people feel indecisive. The narrator explains that an ambiguous close relationship is one in which a person is in love with another person but is not sure whether they are actually in love or not. He points out that this kind of close relationship will hurt someone if the other person finds out about it. He then asks the other characters if they have ever had a "human type of love" with someone. He asks them if they feel the same kind of emotion for someone else.