@edma
Yeah, my comment on the whole cheating thing was very speculative and was assuming the worst case scenario, considering this guy’s life was going downhill in bad ways.
I didn’t say she was at fault; I just felt like she was being the “asshole” because, a year ago, I assumed she was cheating. Looking back on it, there wasn’t much evidence to presume anything of the sort. Maybe she met with someone who would make her happy and pushed her to cut off her current relationship. I guess I assumed it’d be natural to be a little more cautious about commitment after breaking something like that off, but some people are built different and we don’t see much of the actual circumstances leading up to it.
I do recognize the guy was at fault, but I guess I was being too lenient in my original comment. Just to be clear I wasn’t blaming the girlfriend for the guy’s mistakes; just that the breakup could’ve been handled better (and my misunderstanding about cheating). The delivery just kinda sounds like she lost her love for him a long time ago and she was looking for a way out (though, assuming again, maybe she felt trapped after putting so much time into him). In hindsight, he had it coming after what he’s become. He still had opportunities to turn his life around, but instead laid down and blamed the world for it.
Looking back on old comments, even those from a year ago, is so strange because it’s like looking at the situation at a different perspective. I definitely feel less sympathetic for the guy after reading this chapter a second time.