Clark believed, probably correctly, that he had to have a final breakup with Lana, and that it would be a bad idea to tell her his secret.
But as Martha has tried to point out to him, the real reason Clark felt a need to break up with Lana might not even relate to his powers. Martha could tell that Clark recognized that Lana was just not the one for him. That doesn't mean that he doesn't still love her on some level. He just knows that the two of them are not quite the right combination for building a life together, and it would be unfair to Lana to tie her down to a relationship that he knew was ultimately not going to work.
It would certainly have been possible for Clark to have communicated this to Lana in a much kinder way than "My feelings have changed. I don't love you. Get Lost." He wouldn't even have had to tell her about his powers. But Clark isn't smooth enough to do that. That's realistic. Most 19 year old guys aren't. So he ended the relationship in a crude and clumsy way that hurt and angered Lana unnecessarily. Besides being realistic, this also moves along the storyline of Lana becoming involved with Lex and turning against Clark.
But as Martha has tried to point out to him, the real reason Clark felt a need to break up with Lana might not even relate to his powers. Martha could tell that Clark recognized that Lana was just not the one for him. That doesn't mean that he doesn't still love her on some level. He just knows that the two of them are not quite the right combination for building a life together, and it would be unfair to Lana to tie her down to a relationship that he knew was ultimately not going to work.
It would certainly have been possible for Clark to have communicated this to Lana in a much kinder way than "My feelings have changed. I don't love you. Get Lost." He wouldn't even have had to tell her about his powers. But Clark isn't smooth enough to do that. That's realistic. Most 19 year old guys aren't. So he ended the relationship in a crude and clumsy way that hurt and angered Lana unnecessarily. Besides being realistic, this also moves along the storyline of Lana becoming involved with Lex and turning against Clark.
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