Insecure Episode Two: Lowkey Distant

So... Molly, ummm, shared her cake.

Hey, Issa and Condola, just a heads up...

Talking about your old dude to his new girl is a nono. Telling your new dude that you talked about him with his old girl is an absolute nono. Issa AND Condola need to draw some boundaries and stick to having a dope working relationship that doesn’t cross into the semblance of a real friendship.

Issa broke a major friendship rule.

Issa, don’t be inviting new people to join y’all for close friends lunch- RUINS the conversation. Molly is feeling some type of way about seeing her bestie find a new bestie, and especially in her ex’s new boo! Why is Issa spending so much time with this woman? Like… how is this going to end well?

Lawrence confronted Issa about keeping his name out of her mouth (after talking to his guy friends, who are HILARIOUS), which I totally respect because he knew that Issa would be okay with it, and if anything, awkwardly joke about it. And that’s real. If you’ve broken up with someone, the relationship has ended, there can still be a mutual respect while keeping your distance.

On Molly...

I really like Molly with “Asian bae.” But I also totally feel her wanting more than a physical relationship with him. It’s weird, though, because she STILL hasn’t brought up the idea of exclusivity with him while pursuing this wifey role. She’s burning bridges at work, and she’s trying to build new ones with her new semi-boo, and all he wants to do is be extroverted and chill. And of course she says something in the heat of the moment, without thinking, and he leaves their stay-at-home chill date offended after saying “everything is an issue with you.” Whew, this hit way too close to home.

Have you ever been with a guy who is cool and mixy, and you’re cool with that, but sometimes you just wanna chill and have some alone time with real, deep conversation, and getting to know each other, and he’s like “nah”? It’s frustrating. It leaves you feeling like you don’t really know that person, and as much as you want to continue to be open and vulnerable, the same isn’t returned. Ugh, Molly. She called him out HARD and in the wrong way at the wrong time, which totally killed the vibe. I get it, though.

SIDENOTE:

Molly’s stay-at-home outfits are goals. Comfortable enough for chilling with a blanket, but still sexy enough for baetime. Also… the lamp in her apartment. I NEED.

That's what friends are for.

I’m glad that Molly finally got her alone time with Issa. Issa finally had an opportunity to point out one of Molly’s major “Mollyisms” to her- seeming like she’s looking for problems in her relationships. That’s real. After being in a string of unsuccessful relationships and situationships, Molly seems to be waiting for problems to surface or for some kind of secret baggage to be revealed (which kind of did when Andrew mentioned and then refused to say more about his estranged sister). And then Andrew called her to be the bigger person, apologize, and reconcile the situation.

I feel like Molly’s facial expression at the end of this episode shows that she still isn’t happy with Andrew hinting at wanting something more with her. Like, girl, what exactly do you want???

Dang, man. I am Molly in this episode. Last week, I was more Tiffany, but Molly’s constant desire to make sure that she’s not wasting her time in literally everything and occasionally jumping the gun by saying too much too soon… ME. Also… her outfits- I would wear every single one WITH pleasure.

How are y'all feeling about this episode? I know there is going to be more drama, but I also feel like this is a chance for things to turn out really well with Molly and Andrew, and maybe Issa meeting someone at the block party now that TSA bae is out of the picture. What's going to happen next?

XOXO,

Tiye