Issa and Lawrence should NOT get back together!

Remember that one time you worked on a group project and didn’t get credit for all the work you put in?

In the latest episode of Insecure we see Lawrence having a little road block with his new love interest Gondela (i know its Condela but she rubs me the wrong way). This road block leads him to have a moment of weakness and he initiates a discussion with Issa which we will see later I guess. Issa also admits to only having “work-in-progress” Lawrence instead of stable and mature lawrence. So here is my breakdown. 

As much as it would be nice to see Issa and Lawrence (who are both in much better places post breakup) get back together and live their best melanin lives it's not a good idea. A reconciliation between them would be coming at a time where Issa is feeling slighted because she was Lawrence's project manager and she didn't see any benefit. This is a hard reality to accept. Personally I’ve dealt with a similar situation. I was with my Ex for 7 years and a few months after our breakup I saw him maturing and having a slight glow up and I wanted to be a part of that. Once I came back to my senses I realized that I really wanted to be crowned the “ultimate fixer”, you know the Olivia Pope type. The girlfriend who turns the unfocused, uninspired boyfriend into a successful man. Relationships should be a place of mutual growth, not a place where one person feels tasked with “fixing” the other person. This narrative can work for some but that wasn’t in the cards for me and neither is it for Issa. who knows, maybe their relationship was actually preventing his growth. It’s common to have a moment of weakness but let it be just that, a quick little moment. 

It takes a long time to get over serious relationships, especially when you have friends in common and run into each other often. Issa and Lawrence should just focus on moving forward with their lives and heal from their relationship so they won’t have more of those awkward run ins.

What are your thoughts? Should they get back together?