Anna feels that she does not need a long term relationship, but rather wants short term ones where it is purely sexual. In “The Hummingbird”, Anna has brief relationships with Petri and Zoran. Anna is clear that she does not want to commit to a relationship. When Petri asks if they can meet up, Anna thought that he “sounded as though he was begging and it irritated her” (Hiekkapelto 126). 146 Her stance on relationships are clear when she stresses that she is “not looking for a man” to her mother (Hiekkapelto 229). However, Anna’s relationship with Zoran differs from Petri as she seems to have developed feelings for him rather than having a purely sexual relationship. She calls Zoran just because she “felt a bit lonely”. It is clear that this is out of the ordinary because for Zoran, Anna is not “the clingy type” (Hiekkapelto
Anna feels that she does not need a long term relationship, but rather wants short term ones where it is purely sexual. In “The Hummingbird”, Anna has brief relationships with Petri and Zoran. Anna is clear that she does not want to commit to a relationship. When Petri asks if they can meet up, Anna thought that he “sounded as though he was begging and it irritated her” (Hiekkapelto 126). 146 Her stance on relationships are clear when she stresses that she is “not looking for a man” to her mother (Hiekkapelto 229). However, Anna’s relationship with Zoran differs from Petri as she seems to have developed feelings for him rather than having a purely sexual relationship. She calls Zoran just because she “felt a bit lonely”. It is clear that this is out of the ordinary because for Zoran, Anna is not “the clingy type” (Hiekkapelto