I really love stories like this and I really hate them at the same time. There’s nothing I love more than seeing someone get their get-back. I know the FL is going to eventually and it’s going to be glorious. This story depicts abuse so well and how people become complacent in relationships. I tend to hate pitiful characters, but I can’t hate the FL because of the realism. The author did a good job in that regard. Showing the decline of a once healthy relationship. How you grow to end up resenting your partner. You have one that is full of resentment and the other that is trying so hard to hold on to it. Ex-husband is a piece of shit and I will not be excusing any of his actions.
NOW, the hate. ML is obsessive and a stalker. The fact that he’s pretending to be POOR in order to gain brownie points and relatedness. I also know he’s going to wrap the FL up in some bullshit (unintentionally but still). There better not be any SA or I’m going to flip the fuck out. It’s the calm before the storm. Things are going to get worse before they get better and that’s where the hate comes in. She’s been through so much and I really wish the ML was more of a “normal” guy. He can have the money and charm but I hate the whole “mobster, obsessed, lack of communication, son of a rich man” trope. The FL either did something nice for the ML or in front of him for him to be so enthralled with her or he has mommy issues. You don’t become obsessed with someone over night. Or maybe you do. We’ll see.
I’m going to let this cook because I can’t wait for the FL to blossom and find the light at the end of the tunnel.
I really love stories like this and I really hate them at the same time. There’s nothing I love more than seeing someone get their get-back. I know the FL is going to eventually and it’s going to be glorious. This story depicts abuse so well and how people become complacent in relationships. I tend to hate pitiful characters, but I can’t hate the FL because of the realism. The author did a good job in that regard. Showing the decline of a once healthy relationship. How you grow to end up resenting your partner. You have one that is full of resentment and the other that is trying so hard to hold on to it. Ex-husband is a piece of shit and I will not be excusing any of his actions.
NOW, the hate. ML is obsessive and a stalker. The fact that he’s pretending to be POOR in order to gain brownie points and relatedness. I also know he’s going to wrap the FL up in some bullshit (unintentionally but still). There better not be any SA or I’m going to flip the fuck out. It’s the calm before the storm. Things are going to get worse before they get better and that’s where the hate comes in. She’s been through so much and I really wish the ML was more of a “normal” guy. He can have the money and charm but I hate the whole “mobster, obsessed, lack of communication, son of a rich man” trope.
The FL either did something nice for the ML or in front of him for him to be so enthralled with her or he has mommy issues. You don’t become obsessed with someone over night. Or maybe you do. We’ll see.
I’m going to let this cook because I can’t wait for the FL to blossom and find the light at the end of the tunnel.