High Fidelity: Chapters 22-26

When Linda’s dad dies Rob doesn’t know how to react. He wants to be there for Linda but at the same time he is afraid himself. Rob isn’t afraid because of the person that died. He’s more afraid of death itself. Reading this part of the book gave me reason to think that there is more to why Rob is bad with commitment. It seems like he’s afraid of falling for someone and then losing them to death. I’m torn between whether this is an actual reason or not. For his earlier relationships I think it’s just an excuse he made up but for Laura especially I think it could be authentic.