Most storylines reject both marriage and permanent return. Instead, they end in rasstavanie (parting) — an open-ended separation. The Kimmy Girl leaves Petersburg but is forever marked by it. Subsequent relationships are measured against Dima. This structure mimics the city’s own mythology: eternal return without resolution.
A one-line message: "I need to focus on my art." Or "I think we are bad for each other." She screenshots it. She will show it to no one. It becomes her phone background.