I guess what I'm saying is that I understand how they could have gone from bitter, non-communicative, spiteful individuals to attempting to reconnect with awkward truce talk by their first anniversary.
I totally am on this page here. They weren't always these bitter non-communicative people. Before Latislan, I think we were all hopeful for Clark to dump what's-her-face and start going out with his roommate.

But Latislan happened. And crappy things can turn you into crappy people. But that doesn't mean you were always a crappy person, or that you'll make crappy decisions for the rest of your life. Take it from me; you can only drag out the bitterness for so long before someone knocks you over the head and says, "Hey, you're gonna ruin your life over it." And it took Lois breaking the ice and telling him how freaking unhappy she was for Clark, god love the dolt, to realize that there are bigger things happening than him here (echo of Spider-Man II that I just watched yesterday LOL).
Great parts,
JD