Ace says keeping your options open and dating multiple people isn’t inherently wrong.
Cam asks whether that makes someone a hoe.
Ace calls the question projection.
But here’s where the plot thickens: if your own relationship history illustrates the exact behavior being questioned, calling the criticism “projection” doesn’t automatically make it so.
Maybe it’s projection. Maybe it’s pandering. Or maybe the uncomfortable answer is simply that the same standard should apply to everyone including the person explaining it.
Consistency is a funny thing: it becomes very easy to preach until the mirror gets involved.