@Abetillo
I got your point, but the issue is with your wording 'simply because', because it's definitely more than that.
alice is telling chise
part of her feelings but definitely
not all of them because her analogy on page 31 is clearly not 100% accurate:
1. Alice
hasn't been told 'you shouldn't bother'
2. none of renfred's interactions with her/ his conversations with elias suggest that he is treating her like a rat in a maze
edit: I finally found where I got romantic from: https://mangadex.org/chapter/423524/19