i get people saying the jump between the two couples was confusing, but I like that it kinda forces you to really focus on the characters and the impact of their action/reaction to each other. I also love that there was a theme to follow, that being conveying love through words and that both had a focus on "creations", be it art or writing.
even the short story, Letter On The Shore, that ties the second couple to the first gives me emotions
y'all talking about the mom not being able to control her birthing impulses but i'm just glad she isn't a deadbeat mom unlike other stories. nonetheless, she is still very inconsiderate of her eldest.