Buffy keeps people safe by keeping them at a distance.
YES. This was perfectly articulated in A Beautiful Sunset:
BUFFY "Number one is you are always in danger. Right now, you’re in terrible danger... You’re in love with me... I do remember what it’s like to be in love. I know how much it can hurt. The fact is, knowing that someone, you know, that someone really cool feels that way about me, it makes me less… little bit less lonely... It’s fine for me. It’s bad for you (Satsu). People who love me tend to… oh, die… Maybe go to a hell dimension, or burn up, or they start letting vamps suck on ‘em and they leave, they all leave, even my friends, sooner or later everybody realizes there’s something wrong… something with me, or *around* me, or…"
We see Buffy with only a white background. She has brought her hands up to cover her face and there is a long tear running down her cheek.
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YES. This was perfectly articulated in A Beautiful Sunset: